How a team of Irish scientists developed a cure for leprosy Vincent Barry and his team first developed clofazimine as a treatment for TB before using it against leprosy History • 21 May 21
How a team of Irish scientists developed a cure for leprosy Vincent Barry and his team first developed clofazimine as a treatment for TB before using it against leprosy History • 21 May 21
Can scientists and policy makers be friends? Managing the interaction between science's hard facts and policy's opinions and judgements is far from straightforward Policy • 10 May 21
Can scientists and policy makers be friends? Managing the interaction between science's hard facts and policy's opinions and judgements is far from straightforward Policy • 10 May 21
Are computers really able to tell if you're happy or sad? Emotion recognition technologies currently show low levels of accuracy so there's a way to go before they can read your emotions technology • 19 Mar 21
Are computers really able to tell if you're happy or sad? Emotion recognition technologies currently show low levels of accuracy so there's a way to go before they can read your emotions technology • 19 Mar 21
How to make sense of reports on Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness It's hard for even experienced clinicians and scientists to keep up with the flood of complex data, reports, studies and papers Vaccines • 05 Mar 21
How to make sense of reports on Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness It's hard for even experienced clinicians and scientists to keep up with the flood of complex data, reports, studies and papers Vaccines • 05 Mar 21
Meet the pigs who can play video games Researchers found that pigs can use a joystick with their snouts to move a cursor around a digital screen for rewards animals • 11 Feb 21
Meet the pigs who can play video games Researchers found that pigs can use a joystick with their snouts to move a cursor around a digital screen for rewards animals • 11 Feb 21
Will Covid-19 really become less deadly with time? The emergence of new variants have cast doubt on the belief that Covid-19 will slowly fade away to obscurity Coronavirus • 03 Feb 21
Will Covid-19 really become less deadly with time? The emergence of new variants have cast doubt on the belief that Covid-19 will slowly fade away to obscurity Coronavirus • 03 Feb 21
Why having a mix of 'male' and 'female' brains can be a big win A new study suggests that brain androgyny is quite common and offers a number of advantages Neuroscience • 22 Jan 21
Why having a mix of 'male' and 'female' brains can be a big win A new study suggests that brain androgyny is quite common and offers a number of advantages Neuroscience • 22 Jan 21
Why are viruses such challenging foes? Despite the huge advances made in the development of new medicines, our arsenal of effective anti-viral drugs remains limited Health • 22 Jan 21
Why are viruses such challenging foes? Despite the huge advances made in the development of new medicines, our arsenal of effective anti-viral drugs remains limited Health • 22 Jan 21
Why bread is bad for ducks Here's why we should switch to seeds, nuts, fruit and veg instead when we feed wild birds Brainstorm • 12 Jan 21
Why bread is bad for ducks Here's why we should switch to seeds, nuts, fruit and veg instead when we feed wild birds Brainstorm • 12 Jan 21
How many genes does it take to make a human? When it comes to the size of our genome, humans are way down the pecking order behind the locust and garden pea Science • 11 Nov 20
How many genes does it take to make a human? When it comes to the size of our genome, humans are way down the pecking order behind the locust and garden pea Science • 11 Nov 20
All you ever wanted to know about vampires Here's how science can help explain how various vampire legends have developed Halloween • 28 Oct 20
All you ever wanted to know about vampires Here's how science can help explain how various vampire legends have developed Halloween • 28 Oct 20
Why we can't learn to live with Covid-19 until we have a vaccine Control of an infectious disease through build-up of natural immunity has never been achieved before Coronavirus • 14 Oct 20
Why we can't learn to live with Covid-19 until we have a vaccine Control of an infectious disease through build-up of natural immunity has never been achieved before Coronavirus • 14 Oct 20
5 trailblazing women who've won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Meet the Nobel women who made world changing discoveries, solved seemingly impossible problems and still inspire scientists today Chemistry • 06 Oct 20
5 trailblazing women who've won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Meet the Nobel women who made world changing discoveries, solved seemingly impossible problems and still inspire scientists today Chemistry • 06 Oct 20
Does wearing glasses really protect you from Covid-19? Researchers have found that people who wear glasses appear to be at lower risk of catching the infection Coronavirus • 22 Sep 20
Does wearing glasses really protect you from Covid-19? Researchers have found that people who wear glasses appear to be at lower risk of catching the infection Coronavirus • 22 Sep 20
How do tiny organisms like bacteria communicate? Interrupting how bacteria communicates could scupper infection and slow down the development of bacterial resistance Bacteria • 13 Aug 20
How do tiny organisms like bacteria communicate? Interrupting how bacteria communicates could scupper infection and slow down the development of bacterial resistance Bacteria • 13 Aug 20
The head-hunter who measured Irishmen's skulls Alfred Haddon used skull measuring to investigate the racial origins of isolated communities in the west of Ireland History • 30 Nov 22
The head-hunter who measured Irishmen's skulls Alfred Haddon used skull measuring to investigate the racial origins of isolated communities in the west of Ireland History • 30 Nov 22
All you ever wanted to know about platinum The importance and value of platinum today is astonishing given that it was considered a nuisance when first discovered Platinum • 16 Jul 20
All you ever wanted to know about platinum The importance and value of platinum today is astonishing given that it was considered a nuisance when first discovered Platinum • 16 Jul 20
The race for a Covid-19 vaccine What's going on with the search for a vaccine - and what does Ireland need to do to increase its research in this area? Coronavirus • 06 Jul 20
The race for a Covid-19 vaccine What's going on with the search for a vaccine - and what does Ireland need to do to increase its research in this area? Coronavirus • 06 Jul 20
3 reasons to be optimistic about a coronavirus vaccine Covid-19 has caused huge disruption around the world and at least 90 vaccines are currently under development Vaccine • 18 May 20
3 reasons to be optimistic about a coronavirus vaccine Covid-19 has caused huge disruption around the world and at least 90 vaccines are currently under development Vaccine • 18 May 20
How can genetics help solve infection outbreaks? A better understanding of the biology of microbes like coronaviruses will help us with future outbreaks Coronavirus • 27 Mar 20
How can genetics help solve infection outbreaks? A better understanding of the biology of microbes like coronaviruses will help us with future outbreaks Coronavirus • 27 Mar 20
Can a new wipe developed in Galway tackle the coronavirus? Meet the wipe that can effectively remove bacteria, viruses, fungi and biological toxins from surfaces Research • 12 Mar 20
Can a new wipe developed in Galway tackle the coronavirus? Meet the wipe that can effectively remove bacteria, viruses, fungi and biological toxins from surfaces Research • 12 Mar 20
Who wants to be a citizen scientist? A new online project gives people the chance to be a scientist from the comfort of their own home Science • 12 Aug 19
Who wants to be a citizen scientist? A new online project gives people the chance to be a scientist from the comfort of their own home Science • 12 Aug 19
Is your mobile phone powerful enough to get you to the moon? Do we really have more computing power in the phone in our pocket than the computer aboard Apollo 11? Moon landing • 18 Jul 19
Is your mobile phone powerful enough to get you to the moon? Do we really have more computing power in the phone in our pocket than the computer aboard Apollo 11? Moon landing • 18 Jul 19
Why democracies need science Understanding the science behind the problems we face will empower us to tackle this century's big questions Society • 26 Jun 19
Why democracies need science Understanding the science behind the problems we face will empower us to tackle this century's big questions Society • 26 Jun 19
Stand in from the aisle: here's how we should be boarding planes There is a way to eliminate the scrum at airport departure gates and that involves using an optimum boarding method Aviation • 24 May 19
Stand in from the aisle: here's how we should be boarding planes There is a way to eliminate the scrum at airport departure gates and that involves using an optimum boarding method Aviation • 24 May 19
