Thyme better than creams for acneA SIMPLE tincture of thyme may provide a better treatment for acne than expensive creams.Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
After 5,000 years, Kerry red deer as Irish as can be, DNA analysis showsMUCH IRISH history hinges on how long one must be resident here before being considered truly IrishTue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Voyage to bottom of the sea for 'Titanic' directorHOW UNFAIR to travel to the deepest place on the planet and not be met by a sea monsterTue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Cork chips to speed up access to rural broadband and save moneyHigh-speed communications: Chips with everything is the order of the day when it comes to broadband communications, given a …Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Aspirin may stop spread of cancer, say studiesEVIDENCE CONTINUES to grow that taking aspirin daily can help prevent cancer and possibly even treat itWed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Red meat linked to premature deathsTHE RISK OF premature death increases greatly if red meat is consumed regularly, a study has shown and the research also reveals…Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Massive flares spew billions of tonnes of solar particles towards EarthIT IS ALL over by now, according to best estimates, so if your electricity wasn’t knocked out or you didn’t see the Aurora Borealis…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Fukushima radiation measured in IrelandRADIOACTIVITY FROM the Fukushima nuclear reactor accident in Japan reached Ireland in the weeks after the event.Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Gorilla and human ape each other very closely, genes showWHEN KING Louie the orang-utan sang “I wanna be like you” to a human in the film Jungle Book , little did he know he had already…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
State's €500m research spend geared to 14 key areasTHE COALITION has announced that most of the planned €500 million scientific research spend will now flow into 14 priority areas…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Science funding to be prioritisedThe Government has agreed to target 14 areas of scientific research that have the greatest potential to create jobs and companies…Thu Mar 01 2012 - 00:00
Sleeping pills linked with much higher risk of cancer and deathMANY FREQUENTLY prescribed sleeping tablets are linked with an unexplained increased risk of death and a higher likelihood of…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
Has Máire Geoghegan-Quinn's position as DG Research Innovation made any difference to our research agenda?SCIENCE: COULD IT GET any better? A country with big ambitions about building a knowledge economy based on scientific research…Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
Science funding of €6.5m unveiledAlmost 60 scientists have received funding to help them bring their research from the lab to the marketplace, it was announced…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Ancient appliance of acoustics revealedResearchers are finding increasing evidence that ancient civilisations used specific spaces and building designs to produce powerful…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Ancient appliance of acoustics revealedResearchers are finding increasing evidence that ancient civilisations used specific spaces and building designs to produce powerful…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Calls for clinical research instituteA research academy has called on the Government to establish a national clinical research institute to improve the quality of…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
How it worksON THE face of it septic tank systems are very simple things, a tank and some pipework buried under the groundWed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Cancer Society to set up 'virtual' research centresTHE IRISH Cancer Society is to create a number of “virtual” research centres that will bring together large groups of scientists…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
Sexual diseases rise among elderlyTHE INCREASED use by older men of drugs to reverse erectile dysfunction may be producing an unexpected side effectFri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Too much testosterone makes for bad decisions, tests showIT CAN happen in juries and local groups, in Dáil committees and company board roomsWed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
If ever a group of highly educated professionals missed the marketing boat, it is engineersSCIENCE: WHAT IS THE deal with engineers? They make our mobile phones work and develop medical devices that save livesFri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Aiming to take Ireland higher up the curveThe new director general of Science Foundation Ireland wants to see creative partnerships, more impact for Irish research and…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Young artist to have name up in spaceSome get their name up in lights, but others manage higher ambitions and young Irish artist Adam Vaughan will soon have his name…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Maths project cracks it for enterprising duoA MATHEMATICAL project that potentially could be of value to Nasa and space agencies around the world has won the 2012 BT Young…Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Mobbed President in his elementPRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins was given a tumultuous welcome when he came to call at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Letter use analysed to date ancient Irish textsA DUBLIN-BASED student has taken the Irish language, mashed it through a wringer and in the process has come up with a powerful…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Students get exercised over mathsTHE DEPARTMENT of Education may be kicking the wrong ball when it comes to its new maths curriculum Project MathsFri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Dublin students win young scientistSynge Street CBS students Eric Doyle and Mark Kelly have been declared the BT Young Scientists for 2012.Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
The mobile phone app that could save livesTHREE STUDENTS from St Gerald’s College, Castlebar, Co Mayo, have developed a phone app that literally turns your mobile into…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Science key to future of State, says TaoiseachSCIENCE IS where it’s at, the Taoiseach assured 1,200 students and hundreds of others in the audience when he formally opened…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Cheers greet Higgins at science eventThe kids went wild when President Michael D Higgins came to call this morning at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Young scientists urged to 'think maths'Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told entrants in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the RDS to “think maths, think …Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Judges, jugglers, robots and rock bands gather for record-breaking Young ScientistJUGGLERS, A rock band and a Taoiseach will be on hand this afternoon to officially open the 48th annual BT Young Scientist and…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Children likely to have greater brainpower if mother ate fish during pregnancyIF YOU want your children to be clever feed them fishWed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
DCU to lead €3.75m science initiativeDUBLIN CITY University is to head an international research effort to revolutionise the way science is taught in schools.Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
UK academic to head science bodySCIENCE FOUNDATION Ireland (SFI) has chosen a University of Manchester research academic to become its next director generalTue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Fundamentals of research paramount to progressIT IS “steady as she goes” when looking back at decisions made by Government in the research, innovation, enterprise sector during…Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Malaria vaccine shows early promiseIT HAS taken only a month but one research discovery has built on another to deliver a malaria vaccineWed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Science body to revamp €156m funding schemeSCIENCE FOUNDATION Ireland plans to revamp its funding programmes during 2012 including the reduction in the number of research…Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Vaccine can kill cancer cellsRESEARCHERS AT Trinity College Dublin have developed a promising vaccine that can kill cancer cellsTue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
Our oceans remain barely explored . . . yet we are travelling all the way to Mars to make discoveriesSCIENCE: THE LATEST MISSION to Mars was launched a few weeks ago, carrying with it a roving laboratory that bristles with experiments…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Science gallery wins €1m award to set up global networkDUBLIN’S SCIENCE Gallery has received a €1 million award from Google to establish a network of similar galleries in cities around…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Physicists edge ever closer to unravelling Higgs mysteryCLOSE BUT no cigar. We will have to wait until next year to discover whether the mysterious Higgs atomic particle actually exists…Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
Enterprise won rise in capital budgetCOMPELLING ARGUMENTS associated with job creation and economic growth helped the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Rats resist chocolate to help friends in first evidence of rodent 'empathy'LAB RATS will look out for one another, helping a cage mate to escape a restraint in what researchers say is the first evidence…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Santa seeks new headquartersTHINGS ARE not looking good for Santa’s workshop at the North PoleThu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Medics and artists study anatomy in 3DAN INNOVATIVE approach to the teaching of anatomy has led to an educational tool as valuable to artists as it is to medical students…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Another Earth? "Goldilocks" planet not too hot, not too coldNOT TOO cold and not too hotWed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Physical and mental exercise can slow dementia, study saysA COMBINATION of very simple physical and mental exercises was enough to block the progression of dementia in nursing home residents…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
