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The storm looks like a churning red knot on the planet's surface

Spacecraft to overfly Jupiter's raging red spot

Science / 10 Jul

Iron occurs naturally in wheat but is largely found in the outer parts of the grain that are discarded during the production of white flour

New wheat strain creation may reduce iron deficiency

Science / 07 Jul

Tau tangles cause the cell damage that leads to Alzheimer's disease (pic: Thomas Martin)

Alzheimer's imaging development may advance treatments

Science / 06 Jul

Hundreds of clinics around the world are offering therapies that claim to offer the transplantation of stem cells

Tighter regulations on stem-cell tourism called for

Science / 06 Jul

Woman's mummified remains were discovered at the Cao Viejo adobe pyramid

3-D printer reconstructs face of Peruvian mummy

Science / 05 Jul

Irish Ambassador to Kenya Vincent O'Neill talks to students at the launch of Young Scientist Kenya (pic: Irish Embassy Twitter)

Young Scientist competition launches in Kenya

Science / 05 Jul

Research suggests that in 60% of cases, the genomes of cancer patients reveal "actionable" data

UK cancer patients to have DNA tested routinely

Science / 04 Jul

The protein is secreted by melanomas, the most serious type of skin cancer

Scientists find protein regulating skin cancer spread

Science / 30 Jun

Study has been led by Professor Barry Plant of Cork University Hospital

Leading cystic fibrosis scientists gather in Cork

Science / 29 Jun

Recently uncovered earth is seen near one of Greenland's retreating glaciers

Sunnier weather speeds Greenland glacier melt

Environment / 29 Jun

Minister Jo Johnson said 'Boaty is already delivering new insight'

Boaty McBoatface gathers key data on maiden mission

Science / 28 Jun

The visible surface of Betelgeuse is not uniform (Pic: ESO/E O'Gorman)

Irish scientist captures groundbreaking image of star

Science / 26 Jun

Robert Lightfoot was speaking on a visit to University College Dublin

NASA chief urges Ireland to grow its space sector

Science / 23 Jun

Compared with women who had never breastfed a baby, mothers who had recorded a 9% lower risk of heart disease

Breastfeeding can reduce heart attack risk - study

Science / 22 Jun

The microscope has had €3 million in specialist equipment added to it

UL gets new €6 million microscope

Science / 21 Jun

Professor Hawking interstellar travel needs to be come a reality within 500 years

Hawking says humans will have to leave Earth to survive

Science / 20 Jun

The new antibiotic infused scaffold can combat two problematic infections

Galway scientists find solution for implant infections

Health / 20 Jun

Test results open up the prospect of a yearly vaccine jab to keep cholesterol under control in at risk patients

Cholesterol-lowering jab could prevent heart attacks

Health / 20 Jun

NASA's Kepler space telescope team has identified 219 new planet candidates (Pic: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Ten possible 'Goldilocks' planets found in Milky Way

Dr Buzz Aldrin is the Chancellor of the International Space University

Former astronaut Aldrin pulls out of Cork visit

Science / 19 Jun

The survey suggests that 61% of people do not know how the new roaming rules will affect them

Survey suggests lack of awareness of new roaming rules

Science / 13 Jun

Reconstruction of the Irhoud 11 mandible (pic: Jean-Jacques Hublin, MPI EVA Leipzig)

Fossils show human life began much earlier than thought

Science / 07 Jun

Research could help doctors treat different forms of melanoma

Skin cancer biomarkers identified in research

Science / 07 Jun

Research found that 36% of 11-12 year olds were below average with skills such as sorting cards

Fine motor skills hampered by tech use

Science / 07 Jun

The study found connections between those with higher alcohol intake and declining brain health

Alcohol consumption linked to declining brain health

Health / 07 Jun

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