Global leaders agree to scale up response to biodiversity collapseCommitment to protect land and marine ecosystems made at One Planet Summit hosted by French president MacronMon Jan 11 2021 - 22:02
Sewage in cities offers chance to warn of future virus outbreaksGlobal study shows sewage surveillance quickly identifies viruses in communityMon Jan 11 2021 - 01:45
Young Scientist: Cork student wins with programme to detect ‘deepfakes’Greg Tarr’s artificial intelligence system detects faked videos faster than current methodsFri Jan 08 2021 - 17:11
Cork student who designed software to detect ‘deepfake’ videos wins 2021 BTYSTE contestGreg Tarr is the overall winner of the BT Young Scientist & Technology ExhibitionFri Jan 08 2021 - 15:09
Given the space, teens can make significant products – tech entrepreneur Shane CurranEverfault founder and BTYSTE 2017 winner building ground-breaking data-privacy interfaceFri Jan 08 2021 - 12:33
Young Scientist entrant designs system using AI to counter ‘deepfakes’Student in Navan developes mobile application designed to reduce road collisions on rural roads, particularly those with dangerous bendsThu Jan 07 2021 - 21:06
Students detail efforts to make Ireland more climate resilientMany entrants to BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition focus on environmental issuesThu Jan 07 2021 - 19:12
Immunologist rejects idea Covid-19 vaccines were approved too fastProf Luke O’Neill says pharmaceutical sector has highest standards of regulation and validationWed Jan 06 2021 - 19:28
Covid-19 face mask innovation that ‘costs pennies’ designed by BTYSTE entrantStudent psychological survey uncovers unexpected positive perceptions of lockdownWed Jan 06 2021 - 19:16
President Higgins stresses the importance of science in polarised worldBT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition opens in a virtual first due to Covid restrictionsWed Jan 06 2021 - 15:44
How did the first virtual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition come about?Key figures behind the annual science extravaganza explain how it was doneWed Jan 06 2021 - 07:09
Young scientists exhibition to boost global reach with virtual stagingBT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2021 features livestreamed events from Dublin’s Mansion HouseTue Jan 05 2021 - 19:49
Do schools pose unacceptable risk as rampant Covid-19 spread now evident in communities?Variant strain and ‘symptomless spread’ suggest threat has become more significantMon Jan 04 2021 - 17:48
Enhancing key climate datasets and what it tells us about temperature targetsEvery 0.1 degree matters as the world attempts to keep within 1.5-degree riseThu Dec 31 2020 - 06:00
Ireland’s climate: A year of extremes, from wettest February to driest spring‘2020 is on course to be the 10th consecutive year of above-normal temperatures’Thu Dec 31 2020 - 01:25
‘I don’t want to tell them how broken the world is’Irish scientist keen to unburden young people of weight of climate challenge in TV lectureSat Dec 26 2020 - 01:00
Climate activist charged with trespassing at TCD to spend Christmas in jailMan who believes college’s response is inadequate refused to comply with bail conditionsWed Dec 23 2020 - 19:08
How does Santa deliver billions of gifts in one night? Quantum physics . . .TCD scientists speculate Santa uses ‘macroscopic superposition’ to be in many places simultaneously on Christmas EveWed Dec 23 2020 - 11:44
Covid-19 vaccination rollout: timeline, priority listing and vaccine availabilityFrontline healthcare workers and nursing home residents to be vaccinated first, says DonnellyTue Dec 22 2020 - 21:03
Irish scientists discover mutations associated with early onset dementiaTrinity team shows defective circulating white blood cells a key driver of neurodegenerationTue Dec 22 2020 - 12:37
Dolphin and seal deaths in Waterford Harbour spur call for inquiryVerified reports of deaths and circumstantial evidence animals trapped in ‘bycatch’Tue Dec 22 2020 - 01:00
New coronavirus variant likely circulating in Republic, experts sayData expected in coming days that will confirm if new variant is more transmissibleMon Dec 21 2020 - 18:58
Analyst says climate plan incompatible with Government’s environmental policy‘Ireland’s agricultural system, which relies on producing the most carbon-intensive foods, is highly unsustainable’Mon Dec 21 2020 - 07:55
All-party group calls for ban on fracked gas and mandatory methane targetReport includes 78 recommendations on ‘significantly strengthening’ Climate BillFri Dec 18 2020 - 18:42
Home and business heat emissions not falling fast enough, SEAI warnsRenewable heat a climate priority but Ireland not on track to meet targetsFri Dec 18 2020 - 14:43
Bacteria which can reduce appetite in obese people and ease ‘stress eating’ is identifiedBifidobacterium longum APC1472 has potential to be a probiotic and counter type 2 diabetes, UCC researchers sayFri Dec 18 2020 - 13:30
Irish scientists discover how rare earth mineral is formedTCD team suggests boosting Bastnäsite production is possible with right conditionsThu Dec 17 2020 - 14:14
Ireland warned it may be losing out on FDI due to green issuesAs multinationals commit to net-zero emissions, ability to ‘deliver greenness’ is crucialTue Dec 15 2020 - 09:59
AI project on 14 Irish test sites aims to inform carbon reduction policyMicrosoft Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland funding €5m Terrain-AI initiativeTue Dec 15 2020 - 01:00
Third of Irish rivers and a quarter of lakes fail water quality standardsNitrate concentrations above drinking water standard can pose risk to human healthTue Dec 15 2020 - 00:00
Tallaght buildings to be heated using excess energy from Amazon data centreDublin area to become first major urban centre here to get district-heating schemeMon Dec 14 2020 - 21:54
UN climate summit: ‘We are still not going in the right direction’Taoiseach tells world leaders that Ireland will halve its emissions by 2030Sat Dec 12 2020 - 20:10
Greta Thunberg accuses governments of exploiting loopholes on climate actionSwedish climate activist calls for action: ‘Stop living as if there was no tomorrow’Sat Dec 12 2020 - 19:54
Taoiseach to join 70 world leaders in new global warming pledgeFive years after Paris, UN gathering an acid test of where world now stands on climate actionSat Dec 12 2020 - 07:23
Is Ireland stuck with outlier countries unable to slash carbon emissions?EU stands at crossroads on climate change and Ireland is heading in wrong directionSat Dec 12 2020 - 06:00
Ireland will be a major player in ‘super grid’ fuelled by offshore wind, predicts MinisterOffshore wind energy effort to be scaled up, says Eamon RyanFri Dec 11 2020 - 20:25
Forest facelift for Dublin Mountains as native trees replantedCoillte project will transform 900 hectares of commercial plantations for people and natureFri Dec 11 2020 - 17:20
‘Completely insufficient’: 2050 climate strategy for farming criticisedCall to stabilise methane emissions ‘contrary to Ireland’s obligations under Paris deal’Fri Dec 11 2020 - 16:08
Breast cancer breakthrough may reduce use of chemotherapyTrial results suggest hormone therapy more suitable for many postmenopausal womenFri Dec 11 2020 - 03:00
Pandemic-linked fall in emissions will have negligible impact on climate, UN report finds‘Green recovery’ can help get closer to Paris agreement target of 2-degree temperature riseWed Dec 09 2020 - 12:38
Irish Water sets course for development of 25-year plan for drinking waterFirst phase of National Water Resources Plan open for public consultationTue Dec 08 2020 - 19:56
Housing committee hears concerns over rushed planning lawsState likely to have to pay €15m in total fines over Co Galway Derrybrien wind farm caseTue Dec 08 2020 - 18:43
Irish students hook up with International Space StationAthlone Community College’s rapid-fire contact with craft moving at 27,600km/hMon Dec 07 2020 - 20:44
Online lobbying of TDs calls for faster climate action and more robust climate BillMore than 1,240 people engage with 90 TDs in online eventsMon Dec 07 2020 - 17:33
Shannon Estuary has ‘unique potential’ as offshore wind hub – studyState investment needed to capitalise on potential to make area a green energy industry leaderMon Dec 07 2020 - 16:57
Ireland ranked among worst performers in 2020 climate rankingsIndex puts Ireland 39th out of 57 countries, mainly due to its failure to cut emissionsMon Dec 07 2020 - 14:01
Next two years ‘critical’ for Ireland’s offshore wind energy sectorIrish Wind Energy Association says single biggest barrier to development is Ireland’s electricity transmission gridMon Dec 07 2020 - 05:00
Portlaoise to get Ireland’s first ‘bottle-to-bottle’ plastic-recycling plantPanda facility is due to be running by end of 2021 and will process up to one billion plastic bottles a yearFri Dec 04 2020 - 11:48
Covid-19 vaccines: Questions about the unknownWhat we know and don’t know about how vaccination in Ireland will workThu Dec 03 2020 - 19:33
Covid-19 project wins national award for ICU patient video link systemNUIG team developed system when hospital visiting restrictions were introduced in MarchThu Dec 03 2020 - 17:19
