‘Museum collections are key to understanding biodiversity over the last few centuries’

Weather predictions and folklore are probably as old as human society

German professor’s burner laid the basis for development of spectrum analysis

The poles switch every few hundred thousand years. Opinion is split on the significance of this

From Alcock and Brown’s transatlantic crossing to global commercial flights, the 20th century saw astonishing developments in aviation

The ozone hole presents a compelling, simple narrative. We need more of these

CRISPR and genome editing raises issues that can no longer be ignored

The European Parliament is considering doing away with daylight savings time in 2021

William King was first to decipher that ancestors were different species to modern humans

The Irish have been gripped by the American beauty ideal of even, straight, white teeth

In 1846 Robert Mallet delivered a paper on a machine to register seismic motion

From ‘booby trap for old ladies’ to efficient maker of heatwave-defying pot of tea

How can we treat people fairly while reducing risk to others of contracting the disease?

Women should be trusted to understand the difficulties and told when mistakes happen

In the ‘Columbian exchange’, plants, livestock and diseases have as much impact as people

Anton Mesmer combined his ideas with a flair for the dramatic that orthodox medicine found distasteful and the public found intriguing

Ever wondered how pie and bar charts came to be? A single Scot, William Playfair, invented them

Shackleton, Crean, Crozier, Hart: Irish names are all over the North and South poles

The marvel of the pacing industry is the speed with which creating a human-machine hybrid has come from the extraordinary to the commonplace

Are we now condemning large parts of the world to more profound legacies of poverty linked to past and present pollution?

When Carnsore Point was proposed as the site for Ireland’s first nuclear power plant

The rise of the peanut allergy suggests there are others out there that we cannot yet explain

Why not enhance your summer travels with a visit to a history of science museum? Last month’s column had suggestions in Ireland and Britain. What follows are a few ideas for Europe and the US

From the Leviathan telescope in Birr Castle to the former ‘Bedlam’ in London, many museums in Ireland and England offer unique insights into the history of science

Solving the mystery of traits that disappear only to return in a future generation

The Camden Street restaurant may look retro, but is a long way from 1990s McMadras

A one-day market and food event in Temple Bar next month celebrates Dublin food and the majesty of milk

This fussy room is in a great location but, while the menu is tempting, the food is deeply ordinary

A Drogheda pitstop is aiming high, using gorgeous local ingredients

Lyric’s new food series provided a diverting take on our past, while the Documentary On One lent a sympathetic ear to faith healers