The Irish Times

Another Life: Are the risks of geoengineering worth bearing?

Michael Viney: Scientists fear key attitudes may change if climate change worsens

Sat Nov 20 2021 - 06:00

Astronomers get rare glimpse into planetary formation

Researchers studying debris and gas left by ‘giant impacts’

Wed Oct 20 2021 - 21:00

China tests new space capability with hypersonic missile

Launch of nuclear-capable rocket that circled globe took US intelligence by surprise

Sun Oct 17 2021 - 18:22

Three economists share Nobel Prize for pioneering ‘natural experiments’

Research showed immigration does not always cut pay for native-born workers

Mon Oct 11 2021 - 16:42

US-based trio claim Nobel economics prize for ‘natural experiments’

David Card awarded half of prize, other half shared by Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens

Mon Oct 11 2021 - 12:06

Did death cheat Stephen Hawking of a Nobel Prize?

Black holes behave as the physicist predicted. But the ultimate award is beyond his reach

Tue Oct 05 2021 - 12:00

We are still making the same mistakes when it comes to technology in education

Net Results: Emerging field of EdTech must emphasis pedagogical methods for PCs

Thu Sept 23 2021 - 05:00

Kim Jong-un challenges Biden with new missiles test

North Korea dictator busily upgrading nation’s nuclear and chemical weapons arsenal

Wed Sept 15 2021 - 17:14

Playground politics: The truth of parents’ WhatsApp groups

Class chats can spread misinformation and pit parents against school staff

Tue Aug 31 2021 - 00:00

‘It happened so fast’: Inside a fatal Tesla Autopilot crash

Gaps in Tesla’s driver-assistance systems and distractions can have tragic consequences

Mon Aug 23 2021 - 06:00

Karlin Lillington: Technology finally gets around to doing my typing

New online tools for voice transcription rewrite the rules

Thu Aug 12 2021 - 05:00

Kim Jong-un urges preparation for dialogue and confrontation with US

North Korean leader makes first direct comment on US president Joe Biden’s administration

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 10:48

Infertility: Men account for at least half of cases. So why have women shouldered the blame?

We need to talk about fertility afresh, not least because the sperm-count ‘crisis’ doesn’t add up

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 06:00

E-scooter service Superpedestrian in talks to establish R&D centre in the Republic

Sharing scheme provider hoping to operate in 22 towns as well as all major cities

Wed Jun 02 2021 - 05:30

Hearts on fire, Arsenalify and squeezing the last of the toothpaste from the tube

Planet Business: A good week for emojis, a bad week for vowels

Sat May 01 2021 - 05:55

India sends army to help hospitals hit by ‘heartbreaking’ Covid-19 wave

Bodies being burned in makeshift facilities offering mass cremations in worst-hit cities

Mon Apr 26 2021 - 20:18

North Korea fires more rockets in latest challenge to Biden

Missiles reached altitude of 60km before crashing into the sea outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone

Thu Mar 25 2021 - 06:37

How green are electric vehicles?

How car batteries are made and charged revealed as problematic in US studies

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 05:08

HubSpot records sharp rise in revenues at Irish subsidiary

Pretax losses narrow as staff numbers increase at marketing software company

Fri Nov 20 2020 - 14:16

Failure to recycle old phones leading to shortage of vital battery material

Surging sales of laptops, phones and smart devices causing lithium and cobalt supply issues

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 05:50

Are you a non-lying cheat or just radically dishonest?

Lying and cheating behaviour comes in several distinct flavours, a recent study found

Mon Sept 28 2020 - 06:00

America at Large: Crane a passionate early advocate for hurling in the USA

Journalist believed Irish game had the chance to take root in late 19th century America

Thu Sept 17 2020 - 06:26

Venus: Potential sign of alien life detected on inhospitable planet, scientists say

Gas called phosphine which produces bacteria is found in harshly acidic clouds

Mon Sept 14 2020 - 16:31

China and India agree to ‘disengage troops’ in Himalayas

‘The current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side,’ a joint statement said

Fri Sept 11 2020 - 11:36

Getting to the heart of machine learning and complex humans

RESEARCH LIVES: Abeba Birhane, PhD student at UCD’s Complex Software Lab and Lero

Thu Aug 27 2020 - 06:00

Reprieve for foreign students in US as White House drops expulsion plan

Sudden reversal in policy a week after move against students switched to online-only courses

Wed Jul 15 2020 - 10:45

Coronavirus: US cases top 3m as Trump eyes reopening of schools

Trump disagrees with CDC on its ‘very tough & expensive guidelines for opening schools’

Wed Jul 08 2020 - 20:32

Irish universities climb up latest global rankings

Trinity College Dublin moves up seven places to rank just outside the world’s top 100

Wed Jun 10 2020 - 00:01

His own worst enemy: How Trump failed coronavirus challenge

Deaf to advice from all but his family, US president has mishandled every step of the crisis

Thu May 14 2020 - 16:00

Rise in temperatures unlikely to kill off coronavirus

No indication warm weather will have same effect on Covid-19 like it does on flu, says expert

Fri Apr 10 2020 - 00:41

Exergaming: Fun and fitness from the comfort of your own home

These days, exercise video games disguise fitness routines in the form of role-playing, dancing or running from zombies

Sun Mar 22 2020 - 06:01

Robotics pioneer awarded prestigious St Patrick’s Day Science Medal

Science Foundation Ireland honours Prof Neville Hogan, regarded as ‘father of rehabilitation robotics’

Wed Mar 11 2020 - 17:04

Why you should – or should not – buy an electric car now

Should you buy an electric vehicle now, or wait for better prices, batteries and infrastructure?

Sat Mar 07 2020 - 06:00

HubSpot announces 450 new jobs for Dublin

Recruitment drive will bring total headcount locally to nearly 1,000 employees

Wed Mar 04 2020 - 10:40