Pandemic will end, says Irish scientist who designed Oxford AZ vaccine
Prof Tess Lambe to continue tradition of Irish scientists delivering Royal Institution Christmas lecture
Eunice Foote, John Tyndall and the greenhouse effect
A proven link could be shown not just between carbon-dioxide and global warming, but between human activity and climate change
Another Life: From climate indifference to eco-anxiety
Michael Viney: Two new books chart the Irish response to climate change over the years
‘I don’t want to tell them how broken the world is’
Irish scientist keen to unburden young people of weight of climate challenge in TV lecture
Cork’s Tyndall National Institute secures over €56m in EU research funds
Latest EU award brings to 100 the number of Tyndall projects to secure European funding
Celebrating the bicentenary of John Tyndall, one of Ireland’s most influential scientists
Carlow man reached the pinnacle of 19th century science but full recognition eluded him
Ingenious Ireland a window on a not so distant past
Breadth of the book ranges from natural history to industrialisation and to sociology
Leading role played in climate research by Irish scientists recalled
Second Robert Boyle Winter School will examine critical contribution of Boyle and John Tyndall
Distinctive history of nature literature compiled in insightful anthology
Woven Shades of Green is a ‘a generous treasury of Irish nature poetry and prose’
Robert Bunsen: The man who lit a fire under chemical science
German professor’s burner laid the basis for development of spectrum analysis
Call for greater recognition of George Stokes’s contribution to science
‘Powerful and unerring’ mathematician born in Skreen, Co Sligo, 200 years ago
How Joseph Fourier discovered the greenhouse effect
That’s Maths: French physicist’s study of heat conduction led him to analyse why Earth was so warm
Climate change: The essential guide for both young and old
What you can do about it, and why there is hope that we can tackle its worst effects
We are not a shining example of how best to protect the planet
So what can Ireland do to reduce CO2 release given that 97 per cent of the energy we use comes from carbon fuels
The ‘Xcentric’ Carlow physicist who discovered why the sky is blue
Extraordinary Emigrants: John Tyndall’s inventions also led to modern fibre optics, respirators, and fog horns
Dedicated followers of fission
National Children’s Science Centre is aimed at stimulating children’s natural curiosity and encouraging them to explore and discover
Trip the light fantastic during International Year of Light
This century may depend on photonics just as 20th century relied on electronics
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