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Colossus thought to be of King Psammetich I

Egypt says colossus pulled from slum likely not Ramses

Science / 16 Mar

Mount Etna is Europe's biggest active volcano

BBC team among injured in Etna volcano drama

Science / 16 Mar

Memory of a Brain Malformation by Katharine Dowson at TRAUMA at Science Gallery Dublin

Pop-up Science Gallery to open in Detroit

Science / 15 Mar

(L-R) Prof Adrian Raftery, Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Dr Pearse Lyons

Biochemist and statistician awarded science medals

Science / 15 Mar

UCD received a Bronze SWAN award along with DCU

UCD and DCU recognised for gender equality actions

Education / 15 Mar

The discovery will assist our understanding of how the Universe was formed (Pic: J Wise GA Tech and J Regan Dublin City

Irish research answers supermassive black hole question

Science / 13 Mar

The study found that the oat beta glucan promoted the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms

Study finds porridge to be good for the heart and gut

Science / 20 Apr

First Person View racing involves racing small 1kg drones around a large indoor or outdoor track at high speed

Enthusiasts seek safe place for 160km/h drone races

Science and Technology / 10 Mar

Prof Gallagher is already involved in the Solar Orbiter mission which is launching in two years time.

Irish astrophysicist appointed to ESA advisory role

Science / 10 Mar

Skulls used by an international team of experts to decode the first draft of the genome of Neanderthals (file image)

Neanderthals used 'aspirin' for pain

Science / 08 Mar

The study estimates temperatures will rise 3C on current trends

Study: Arctic sea ice may vanish even if goals achieved

Science / 06 Mar

The artificial structure's development and architecture closely resembled that of a natural mouse embryo

Artificial mouse embryo made from stem cells

Science / 03 Mar

Haematite tubes from the NSB hydrothermal vent deposits that represent the oldest microfossils and evidence for life on Earth (Pic: Matthew Dodd)

Microfossils of 3.77 billion-year-old bacteria found

Science / 01 Mar

The study runs until next month

Parents of children with disabilities sought for study

The Greenway Hub is home to DIT's postgraduate researchers

New research hub is first new DIT Grangegorman building

Science / 01 Mar

Research was carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

More experience hallucinations than previously thought

Science / 01 Mar

The study did not uncover a reason for the changes in cancer rates

Study: Colon cancer rates rise in younger US adults

Filaments of actin in super resolution (Image: Alex van Vliet)

Irish patients to trial new blood cancer drug

The project will see photonics toolkits made available for all age groups

Photonics teaching project comes to NUI Galway

Science / 24 Feb

The report by the IAE concludes that all options to reduce Ireland's carbon emission targets require high capital investment

IAE: €35bn needed to reach carbon emission targets

Science / 23 Feb

The drug interacts with brain regions that control appetite and energy intake

New drug shows promise in preventing diabetes

Science / 23 Feb

Excess glucose damages a vital enzyme involved with inflammation response to the early stage of the disease

Sugar-Alzheimer's 'tipping-point' established

Science / 23 Feb

The study found the greatest benefit came from eating 800g of fruit and vegetables a day

Study: Ten fruit and veg portions a day is best

This picture shows the Sun and the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 to scale (Pic: ESO)

Will Goodbody: Why Earth-like planets matter

analysis and comment / 23 Feb

An artist's impression of the Trappist 1 system (Pic: ESO/M Kornmesser/spaceengine.org)

Newly-found planets could support life

Science / 22 Feb