Tackling chronic disease with gene and cell therapies
Repair of old, damaged or disease tissues promises future where people live longer
Irish astronomers play part in first ever observation of star explosion
Research findings key to helping scientists understand how cosmic explosions work
Lunar Gateway: A way station on the road to Mars
The Gateway project puts a four-person crew in a space station in deep space, an important stepping stone for future explorations
Space mission hopes to solve the riddle of ‘missing’ matter
Europe to launch a telescope so scientists can look 10bn years into the universe’s past
Chance of organ transplant linked to Covid-19 vaccination status
Irish Donor Network rejects ‘dogmatic’ view of US expert on use of ‘scarce resource’
AI helps chatbots to get better at chat, which helps us all
Next stage of development will be chatbots designed to be proactive, experts say
World’s largest telescope will ‘see’ better with Irish technology
The huge jump in astronomical capability that the ELT will provide is likely to trigger a round of unexpected scientific findings
Closest-ever observation of gamma-ray burst challenges prevailing theories
Discovery made by international team including researchers at Dublin institute
Irish researchers find the origin of seismic ‘Love waves’
Team from Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies solves 100-year-old mystery
Can science explain the mystery of consciousness?
Nobel physics prize winner Roger Penrose believes the answer lies in quantum mechanics
Does the key to consciousness lie within our brains?
Much recent research supports the view that science can describe consciousness
A potentially good side of carbon dioxide
Scientists focus on gas’s promise as an anti-inflammatory agent
Irish-built microgravity device to be blasted into space
Instrument set to be delivered to International Space Station on resupply mission
Quantum computing poised to transform big-data landscape
Problems that defy traditional computing can be solved by quantum solutions
Researchers link bacterial strain in animal gut to maternal behaviour
Findings provide ‘more evidence that there is a gut-brain connection’
Science explains why your diet plan may not be working for you
Personalised nutrition shows that everyone processes food differently
Irish-made tinnitus device cuts symptoms in 80% of patients
St James’s Hospital trials of Lenire instrument very promising
Ireland ready to answer ET’s call
Birr Castle telescope can detect low-frequency radio waves travelling across space
Two Earth-like planets discovered by team led by Irish astrophysicist
TCD geneticists recover DNA indicating humans were operating sledge dogs 9,500 years ago
As the price of space flight falls, more runners enter the race
Ireland could be primed to win a share of the exploding market for small rockets
Solar Orbiter to shed new light on the sun
It is expected two solar probes observing the sun will revolutionise solar science
Ireland needs to take a gamble now on wave energy
With Government investment, there could be huge benefits within a few years
Our campaign to eliminate insects is self-destructive
‘People may never see orangutans but don’t want them to go extinct.That empathy isn’t there for insects’
Molecular archaeology can reveal Newgrange’s secrets
Skeletal remains could link neolithic builders and Irish people alive today
Nanomachines set out on a fantastic voyage
Scientists hope to implant tiny devices and cells to combat chronic illnesses including diabetes
Bone-healing ability of children can save the lives of older people
Similar approach could be taken in the future to repair any of the body’s tissues or organs
Europe’s PLATO mission is seeking out habitable exoplanets
Irish company will supply specialist electronics which will control the temperature of PLATO’s telescopes
Animal ‘superbugs’ a growing threat to human health
Use of antibiotics to control disease among livestock must be reduced, warns expert
Radio: Neil Delamare swaps good jokes for bad behaviour
Review: ‘Neil Delamare’s Sunday Best’, ‘Today With Sean O’Rourke’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Daybreak’
Radio: Making a moral case for the elephant in the courtroom
Review: Animal rights provoke debate on ‘Life Matters’, but it’s Niamh Cosgrave’s horrific story that makes presenter Sean O’Rourke sob
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