Pink is for boys . . . how stereotypes evolveWE ALL know the stereotypes: librarians are boring, scientists are nerds and blondes have more funWed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Research on supernova explosion revealedBRITISH FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE: THIS SUMMER we waited for final word that the Higgs particle existsWed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Benefits of frozen IVF embryos highlightedCURRENT BEST practice in the preparation of embryos for in-vitro fertilisation may be wrong and may have to change.Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Space exploration shows vision needed to fuel researchINNOVATION TALK: CELEBRATIONS OF the life and times of astronaut Neil Armstrong following his recent death bring to mind one…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Tributes paid as adviser behind EuroScience forum retiresTributes have been paid to Prof Patrick Cunningham who today retires from his position as the Government’s chief scientific adviser…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Solar panels 'best chance' of meeting energy needsSOLAR PANELS that convert sunlight into electricity may represent the world’s best chance of supplying energy needs into the …Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Re-employment ban 'will drive away researchers'A MEASURE introduced by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform could force thousands of young researchers to emigrate…Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Arctic Sea ice at new low as it melts at twice normal rateARCTIC SEA ice is melting away at about twice the rate it normally would this time of year and has reached a record low.Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
July 1719 diarist weathered similar summer 'deluge'THE MISERABLE, rain-sodden August Ireland is experiencing is not a modern phenomenon, an 18th-century manuscript recently digitised…Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Locusts take the strain with veins waiting in the wingsBUGS MIGHT look small and vulnerable but they are made of tough stuffFri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Is this weather really normal?THIS MIGHT seem like a dire summer without compare, delivering floods of rain and short rations of sunThu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Research funding at risk, warn scientistsIRELAND RISKS being “cut off” from EU funding if it fails to support fundamental research, something that would represent a “…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Parents advised against giving echinacea to childrenTHE POPULAR herbal treatment echinacea should no longer be given to children under 12 because of possible adverse reactions, …Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Echinacea 'unsuitable for children'The popular herbal treatment Echinacea should not be given any longer to children under 12 years of age because of possible adverse…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Junk research is anything but rubbish and needs fundsINNOVATION TALK: THE FOUR-LETTER word “junk” can be a surprisingly misleading termMon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Only plant known to have survived Ice Age here foundIT MUST surely rank as Ireland’s toughest plantSat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Grant potential outlinedIRELAND HAS failed to meet its potential in winning the highest-value research grants from the European Research Council, according…Thu Aug 16 2012 - 01:00
Walnuts shown to boost sperm qualityA calorie-rich diet is known to cause health problems ranging from cardiovascular disease to diabetesThu Aug 16 2012 - 01:00
Chip harvesting electricity may charge your mobile phone while you talkYour mobile phone may soon be charging itself while you talk, powered up by a new kind of chip that can harvest electricityMon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
Rising food prices may blight post-Olympic 'hunger summit'THOSE IN Britain enjoying the euphoria over an undoubtedly successful Olympics will hear a discordant note tomorrow when the …Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
Sandpiper sacrifices sleep for sex, says studyIF YOU snooze you lose, at least if you are a male sandpiperFri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Foundation has lost the confidence of research communityINNOVATION TALK: SCIENCE FOUNDATION Ireland has a job to do in winning back the confidence of Ireland’s research community given…Mon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
Zoologist urges more research on biodiversityIrish species are dying without ever being catalogued or their role understood, says the Royal Irish AcademyMon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
Ireland 'could lose out' by rejecting GMIRELAND COULD lose out if it rejects genetic modification technologyThu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Europeans 'strongly against GM foods'Europeans tend to be strongly against consumption of genetically modified (GM) food and yet modified organisms are central to…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Longevity expert exercises minds on how to live to be 120YOU MIGHT want a long life – but do you want to live to be 120? If so, then a Stanford University professor on a visit to Trinity…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Birds not rodents fill owls' beakMost people would skip rats and mice as a menu item and so it seems do short-eared owls.Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Plans for single EU research areaThe European Union has embarked on a fresh effort to achieve a unified European Research Area that will allow scientists to move…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Professor to speak on key to long lifeYou might want a long life but do you want to live to be 120? If so then a Stanford University professor on a visit to Trinity…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Telescope may penetrate 'dark ages'NETWORK: WE WILL soon be capable of seeing to the outer edges of the universe, searching for the first stars and galaxies that…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
So, why does James Bond make our skin crawl?YOU KNOW the feeling. You see that tarantula crawling across the chest of James Bond in the Dr No film and your flesh crawlsMon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Science funding doesn't add upTHE GOVERNMENT’S determination to squeeze a commercial return from the State’s investment in scientific research may have gone…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Dublin formally hands over event for Copenhagen gathering2014 FORUM: ALL HISTORIC discord between the Danes and the Irish and that sticky business related to the Battle of Clontarf …Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Glacial 'footprints' mark climate shiftsRESEARCH: SCIENTISTS ARE studying “footprints” on the seabed off the west coast to learn more about climate changeMon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Scientists urged to fight for EU fundsSCIENCE POLICY: THE EUROPEAN Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, has issued a call to …Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Ireland 'should be a member of Cern'HIGGS BOSON: IRELAND STANDS almost alone in being a European country who is not a member of Cern, the European centre for nuclear…Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Bacteria in gut key to good health, study showsARE YOU a “tea and toaster”, a person who habitually makes a meal out of these two items or some other restricted combination…Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Leading geneticist heralds digital age of biologyTHE LINE separating the digital world and the biological world is blurring and may soon fade awayFri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Search for human essence 'a 2,000-year myth'ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: WE ALL cling to the notion we possess a unique “self”, but new technologies including gene analysis…Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
'Alien Deep' show to feature Irish seafloor expeditionMARINE INITIATIVE: IRISH SCIENCE will receive international exposure this autumn when a joint television production involving…Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Grant programme of €8bn-plus could start this yearSCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND: AN IMPORTANT new research funding programme is under development that will see scientists who fail…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
New funding round to focus on firmsEU RESEARCH BUDGET: IRISH RESEARCHERS have proved highly effective at getting financial support from the EU research budget.Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
President hails importance of original thinkingPRESIDENTIAL POETRY, singing and Irish dance yesterday raised the curtain on Euroscience Open Forum 2012 (Esof), Europe’s largest…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Venter says 'synthetic life coming'The world may soon see the first examples of synthetic life, artificial organisms constructed in a laboratoryThu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Elan to give €3.7m for UCD researchIRISH-BASED drug developer Elan and University College Dublin have come together to create a research chair in biotechnologyWed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Capital takes centre stage as City of ScienceDUBLIN OFFICIALLY becomes Europe’s City of Science this evening when President Michael D Higgins opens the Euroscience Open Forum…Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Funds of €8bn for scientific researchSOME €8.1 billion has been made available to researchers with good ideasTue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Ireland's future depends on science, says Nobel winnerINTERVIEW: IRELAND HAS the potential to make a lasting impression on world science and show that it can deliver a knowledge …Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Irish maths and science numbers no joke for comicIRISH COMEDIAN and television presenter Dara O’Briain believes Ireland is falling behind in terms of the number of maths and …Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Those who had faith in 'God particle' are finally rewardedBACKGROUND: Higgs and others have worked for decades to explain how inherently massless particles could have massThu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
