Innovative Clondalkin students tackle tricky science problemNew technology enables pupils absorb difficult concepts on curriculum more quicklyTue Jan 06 2015 - 16:26
BT Young Scientist Exhibition gets stamp of approvalAn Post issues commemorative stamp for 51st annual science and tech eventTue Jan 06 2015 - 16:23
Young Scientist event attracts brightest and most inventiveExacting standards and tough judging sharpen students for global competitionTue Jan 06 2015 - 15:10
Galway company battles to protect soldiers against biological warfareEuropean Defence Agency is funding research at Aquila Bioscience, a company based at NUI GalwayMon Jan 05 2015 - 01:40
Primary school students seek water solutions at RDS science fairWater a major research theme at this year’s Primary Science FairFri Jan 02 2015 - 01:00
Ghosts of Christmas past: deep roots of Irish winter traditionsPeople gathering to watch the astronomical alignments at Newgrange; star-gazing; the wren boys; decorating homes with holly and ivy: many Irish winter customs go back a long wayThu Dec 18 2014 - 19:18
Diabetes breakthrough for Maynooth teamUniversity researchers discover means to block inflammation that leads to Type 2Thu Dec 18 2014 - 17:00
Bone-dry California crying out for some of that Irish waterJust 5cm of rain on Ireland would dump 4.2 cubic km of water - a tenth of what California needsWed Dec 17 2014 - 18:23
Public invited to submit possible names for craters on MercuryName has to be that of a famous writer, artist or composer – not your ownTue Dec 16 2014 - 19:32
Beavers go from near-extinction to major methane pollutersPonds formed when rodents build dams release large quantities of greenhouse gasTue Dec 16 2014 - 19:07
Video: the top 10 cutest animals - and that’s a scientific factDancing frogs, robotic penguins, monkey hairdos and, erm, a dog peeingTue Dec 16 2014 - 18:05
New awards scheme launched for biomedical researchScience Foundation Ireland and Pfizer will support work of scientists from four universitiesTue Dec 16 2014 - 17:56
All I want for Christmas is a Government policy on scienceWe need a policy for research of all kinds, not just the type than makes moneyMon Dec 15 2014 - 01:45
Nine Irish researchers to share €12.5m European Research Council fundingDr Eilionóir Flynn’s Voices project aims to empower those with intellectual disabilitiesMon Dec 15 2014 - 01:00
New bird family tree traces back to dinosaursAvian Phylogenomics Project tracks the ‘big bang’ of bird evolutionThu Dec 11 2014 - 19:50
Access Science: BirdWatch Ireland calling all amateur spottersPlus, a reader asks: what’s beyond our universe?Thu Dec 11 2014 - 01:00
James Watson gifted his own Nobel medal by billionaireArsenal shareholder Usmanov paid $4.1m but also returned medalTue Dec 09 2014 - 16:42
New Horizons satellite en route to Pluto wakes from hibernationCraft has travelled billions of kilometres over nine years to study planetary ‘leftovers’Mon Dec 08 2014 - 16:53
Scientists seek DNA in manuscriptsTCD researchers believe parchments made from animal skins could hold clues to pastSun Dec 07 2014 - 22:21
Still an ‘unperson’? Why James Watson sold his Nobel medalThe pioneering scientist, who won his award for discovering the double-helix shape of DNA with Francis Crick, hopes the $4.1m he earned at Christie’s this week will help restore his standing after his controversial ‘black IQ’ remarksSat Dec 06 2014 - 10:00
Women can be held back by family obligations, says professorTeachers may not stay long enough to progress to senior positionsFri Dec 05 2014 - 07:40
Project Mine digs for clues to motor neurone diseaseCrowd-funded project to look for genetic differences that might be associated with diseaseThu Dec 04 2014 - 01:00
Fracking estimates for gas may be too optimistic, research findsUS study suggests production peak could be reached by 2020 - with rapid decline to followWed Dec 03 2014 - 18:06
Stephen Hawking’s warning on end of the human race is wrongDick Ahlstrom: ‘Creativity is the preserve of the human mind and not the motherboard of a computer’Wed Dec 03 2014 - 17:30
2014 likely to go down in history as the hottest year on recordWorld Meteorological Organisation says land and sea temperatures have risenWed Dec 03 2014 - 15:34
Pocket Anatomy app aims to help communication with patientsGalway entrepreneur Mark Campbell to embark on crowdfunding campaignMon Dec 01 2014 - 01:00
Prof Ken Duffy helps use maths to predict how well a body will fight diseaseWork of research team from Maynooth and Australia could help in fight against cancerFri Nov 28 2014 - 01:00
Fly me to the moon: rocket fuel made from human wasteScientists in Florida have developed process to create methane using aerobic digesterThu Nov 27 2014 - 21:49
Access Science: The taming of the greater white-toothed shrew is essentialThe invader is out-competing the indigenous pygmy shrew, and there could be serious repercussions for our ecosystemThu Nov 27 2014 - 01:00
Pioneering immunology work rewarded with Boyle MedalThe research of Prof Séamus Martin and his team at TCD may have implications for the treatment of cancer, Parkinson’s, diabetes and many other conditionsThu Nov 27 2014 - 01:00
New bird species discovered in forests of IndonesiaSulawesi streaked flycatcher eluded human engagement for 15 years after first sightingTue Nov 25 2014 - 12:47
Science research should not be cramped by commercialismIt was a pleasure listening to someone who believes that “frontier research” must be supportedMon Nov 24 2014 - 01:22
Sunlight may revive stranded comet lander ‘Philae’Lander to get more light as comet approaches sunFri Nov 21 2014 - 07:30
Trinity researcher Prof Séamus Martin wins 2014 Boyle MedalBiochemist leads research team looking at process of cell death and inflammationThu Nov 20 2014 - 01:00
One tiger economy helps understand collapse of anotherIrish archaeological sites explain huge European population fallMon Nov 17 2014 - 19:56
Government science policy could damage Irish research systemLow funding will encourage Ireland’s brightest scientists to move abroad - ERCMon Nov 17 2014 - 18:50
Rosetta’s digital radio makes 500m km seem just a half hour awayPhilae lander’s data would mean nothing without speed-of-light communicationsThu Nov 13 2014 - 16:21
European probe makes historic landing on cometEuropean Space Agency’s ‘Rosetta’ mission involved a 10-year journey of half a billion kilometresThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:04
Access Science: calling all citizen scientistsContact us at science@irishtimes.com or on Twitter @dickahlstrom with your scientific input, observations and questions you would like answeredThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:00
‘A very risky event’: Rosetta prepares to land on a cometAs satellite prepares to touch down next Wednesday, Irish scientist Laurence O’Rourke plots its courseWed Nov 12 2014 - 08:09
Project Maths students record ‘small but positive’ improvement in skillsStudy within the Department of Education points to improvement in student performanceTue Nov 11 2014 - 09:28
From pilot to preacher: sparking imagination earlyMy friend Ken’s father decided to take him to a small air show . . .Mon Nov 10 2014 - 01:30
Meet the rat-like animal that avoided being eaten by dinosaurs 72 million years agoScientists recreate the appearance of the 9kg vintanaThu Nov 06 2014 - 15:23
Decline and fall of Assyrian Empire a timely warningResearch reveals drought and population boom fuelled collapse via war and unrestWed Nov 05 2014 - 17:23
RCSI sets plans to increase links with industryPlan to improve college’s ability to link with companies that can commercialise discoveriesWed Nov 05 2014 - 13:46
Science Week has ambitions to entertain as well as educateThe week is about showing parents and students that studies in the sciences can lead to rewarding careersWed Nov 05 2014 - 00:00
Cork observatory offers opportunity to send message to star of your choiceBlackrock Castle Observatory offers targeted interstellar radio signalsWed Nov 05 2014 - 00:00
Prolific inventors from Trinity turn expertise to problem of space junkNew technology to negate risk posed by disintegrating spacecraft and satellitesWed Nov 05 2014 - 00:00
Satisfy your curiosity as pop-up centre opens to allThe Curiosity Lab at Smock Alley, Dublin, will be a hands-on interactive science playgroundWed Nov 05 2014 - 00:00
Tech expert to take up UCD research post with €5m fundingProf Staszewski specialising in next big thing in technology: the Internet of ThingsTue Nov 04 2014 - 18:47
