Biodiversity can attract tourism, says MinisterTHINK TWICE before you swat that springtime bee buzzing around your head: bees and other insects provide us with free pollination…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
New Academy head reaches to academics and publicThe new president of the Royal Irish Academy, Prof Luke Drury, says it has a role to play in Ireland by fostering public debate…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Predicting where quakes will strikeEVEN AS THE Japanese authorities struggle to cope with the humanitarian disaster caused by last Friday’s major earthquake, that…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Radiation risk: reactor's protective containment vessel may have been damagedWESTERLY WINDS are helping Japan to limit risks of exposure of the public to radiation caused by the ongoing threat to reactors…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Whirlpools explainedTHE REMARKABLE television pictures from Japan revealed the awesome power of a tsunami as it reaches landSat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Irish earthquake measurement: Dublin Institute of Advanced StudiesLONG BEFORE news of the Sendai earthquake was first broadcast, scientists in Dublin already knew about the powerful quake and…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Massive quake among top 10 on record as further risk increasesTHE SCIENCE BEHIND THE QUAKE: Stresses along what is known as a ‘line of subduction’ could now put Tokyo at riskSat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Seeds planted 300 years ago are helping us todayTrinity College’s botany department is celebrating its tercentenary at a time when its collection is helping in the study of …Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Science Gallery unveils Memory LabDO YOU forget names seconds after an introduction? If so, then come along to the Science Gallery where you can participate in…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
The smart way to get the inside trackResearchers in Maynooth are finding ways in which we can all become travel guides or health advisors by sharing knowledge through…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Pushing the self-destruct buttonA team at Trinity College Dublin has discovered what may be the ‘on’ and ‘off’ switches in cancer cellsThu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
Scientist develops poison pill to kill cancer cellsA SCIENTIST in Belfast has developed a way to pop a poison pill into breast cancer cells that causes them to self-destructTue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Cancer, diabetes, dementia and cystic fibrosis: having the genome has not meant an end to these afflictionsOPINION: IT WAS ALWAYS on the cards that scientists would attempt to decipher the human genetic blueprint once its disarmingly…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Embassy forum for 'wild geese' in WashingtonA forum is being set up to provide support and networking facilities for Ireland’s scientific community in the USThu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Armagh takes fresh look at universeTHE LONG and distinguished record of valuable astronomical observations made by Armagh Observatory has resumed following the …Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Studies of mice could lead to radical treatments to prevent stutteringSTUDYING THE vocalisations of a genetically-altered mouse could lead to radical new treatments to prevent stuttering in humans…Mon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
Virus may soon cause more mouth cancers than tobaccoTHERE HAS been a sharp rise in the incidence of mouth cancers, with many of these associated with the presence of a virusMon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
Ability to speak two languages can delay dementia, research showsBEING ABLE to speak two languages can delay the onset of dementia in older peopleSat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Radar use sparks new scienceUS SCIENCE CONFERENCE: A weather radar system able to count the number of raindrops in a storm cloud is being used to track …Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Hibernating black bears teach scientists space-age lessonsResearchers hope that learning the secrets of hibernation will provide benefits for medicine and space travelFri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Scientists explore the meaning of self-consciousnessUS SCIENCE CONFERENCE: SCIENTISTS IN Switzerland are exploring the meaning of self-consciousness and the mind in a completely…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
EU growth strategy on targetEU Member States will deliver nearly four million jobs and increase their collective annual gross domestic product by €700 billion…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
The importance of understanding the life sciencesHelp is at hand to inform opinion on such controversial topics as gene therapy, stem cell use, functional foods and biofuel production…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Science gathering opens in US capitalTHE CREATION of robots controlled directly by the brain is one of the top items for discussion at the 177th annual meeting of…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Studies make strong link between climate change and floodingMORE LOCALISED FLOODING is expected as a consequence of climate changeThu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Funky gibbon song puts the accent on loveWHEN GIBBONS want to find a mate they don’t start searching the forest, they singThu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Secret of the flea jump is revealedUK researchers have figured out how the tiny flea can leap vast distances through the air with the greatest of easeThu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
TCD leads the way in development of nanomaterialIRISH-LED research has opened up a whole new family of “nanomaterials” that will support technologies in a wide range of areas…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
TCD researcher not splitting hairs with new discoveryA RESEARCHER at Trinity College Dublin has taken the notion of splitting hairs to a new levelFri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
RDS to announce award for nanotechNOMINATIONS HAVE opened for a new award that highlights research discoveries being made by scientists here and Irish scientists…Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
Searching for a home away from homeAstronomers have discovered a distant star with a complex solar systemThu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
Exercise helps with those trips down memory laneA BRISK walk a few times a week may be enough to reverse signs of brain ageing and improve memory in older adults.Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Dog trained to detect early colon cancer using scentA DOG has been trained to detect colorectal cancer in patientsTue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Climate change 'speeded' migrantsMODERN HUMANS migrated out of Africa much earlier than realisedFri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
When reporting on scientific research it becomes possible to influence how people think about a given questionIt is no small thing reporting on scientific researchFri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Visceral science show aims for gut reactionMOSTLY ART imitates life, but from today you have a chance to see how art literally becomes lifeFri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Visceral art show comes to lifeThis weekend sees the opening of an exhibition in the Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin, that literally comes to life.Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
DCU team using Botox to relieve chronic painAn Irish research team is testing a drug used mainly for cosmetic treatments to block otherwise untreatable chronic painThu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Astronomers discover earliest galaxy yet foundASTRONOMERS SCANNING for objects at the very edge of the visible universe have discovered the earliest galaxy yet foundThu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Scientists discover tiny, one-fingered relative of T-RexIT WASN’T fearsome but it certainly was uniqueTue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Hidden treasure of OrionGAS, DUST and stars provide the stuff to deliver a striking image of a long familiar object, the Orion Nebula (pictured)Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
UCD backs film festival devoted to scienceIRELAND MAY see its first film festival dedicated specifically to science subjects next summer.Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Research urged as growth priorityIRELAND MUST continue to support research and innovation as key priorities for maintaining employment and growth.Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Ace tennis project secures top prizeRESEARCH BY the winner of the BT Young Scientist for 2011 might one day help you develop the ultimate tennis swingSat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Sweet revelations and whirlwind activity at primary-level fairIMPORTANT NEW research findings have emerged from the RDS – the top five foods that make kids hyper include Coca Cola, candy …Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Students focus on developing world with projects aimed at helping poorSOME OF the research projects presented at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in Dublin this week could benefit…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Musical project gives new meaning to learning by heartMUSIC HATH power to soothe the savage breast – but it is also pretty good for helping learn French vocabularyFri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Problems for penguinsIT ISN’T EXACTLY the same as killing with kindness, but efforts to help protect king penguin populations on Antarctica’s Possession…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Down students put the brake on driving while using mobile phoneTWO STUDENTS from Co Down have come up with a simple solution to the problem of people using mobile phones while driving.Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
'Restless curiosity' delivers hope, says McAleeseIRELAND DID not have oil wells or gold mines but it did have the youth of Ireland and their “restless curiosity”, President Mary…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
