How do we encourage more girls to defy the stereotypes and take up Stem subjects?
Astronomers from UCD in group that used telescopes at Birr, Co Offaly and abroad
Findings may enable accurate forecasting of when bursts set to occur and impact on Earth
Scientists discover genetic mutations that help protect against cancer and other diseases
Space agency plans to work with private companies on transport systems
Our diets may be bad for our health, but a vegetarian world would create new problems
That’s Maths: Even the naming of the Thue-Morse sequence is about fair play
That’s Maths: nature provides a myriad mathematical puzzles to ponder as you walk
Understanding the difference explains why modern lifestyles damage our health
Research points to biochemical basis for perplexing but powerful medical treatment
That’s Maths: Significance of Kepler’s theory on orbital periods shown in Trappist-1A
Bowing to fear of causing offence undermines fundamental principle of free enquiry
Scientific models can oversimplify complex real-world phenomena
Confirmation of hypothesis could guide exploration for life on other planets
Randomness defies precise definition despite attempts to define it over the years
William Reville: Social pressure on parents to go along with genetic enhancement of offspring would be great
William Reville: The misguided US self-esteem fad lingers on this side of the Atlantic
That’s Maths: New book suggests Arthur Conan Doyle based Moriarty on George Boole
That’s Maths: For Kepler, music played a key role in the emergence of the new astronomy
Harvard study indicates religious upbringing helps adolescents navigate life’s challenges
The Milky Way is extremely unlikely to contain another technological civilisation
That’s Maths: You’d be surprised how many people use mathematics at work
Balance of evidence indicates we are biologically inclined towards monogamy
That’s Maths: A surprising application is to electric toothbrushes but they have many vital functions
William Reville: Predatory journals can contaminate scientific literature
That’s Maths: Famous for his ballads, Lehrer was also one of the great satirists of his time
Despite ethical unease, germ-line modification will surely find mainstream acceptance
That’s Maths: We are photographed numerous times every day and have little idea who is collecting the information
That’s Maths: Something must have altered to trigger this development
Scientists hope to use pluripotent stem cells to replace organs that have failed
Software packages (and apps) now analyse tidal records and use the results to make predictions
Green criticism has undermined public and political confidence in GMOs but science proves they are no riskier than more traditional methods
We have been surprisingly passive in Ireland in responding to issue
That’s Maths: Many philosophers regard ‘nothing’ with anxiety, nausea or panic
The discovery of extra-terrestrial intelligence would be truly transcending
William King was first to decipher that ancestors were different species to modern humans
Their existence was posited 2,500 years ago, and they were thought to be ‘indivisible’
This June, it will be 100 years since world’s first non-stop transatlantic flight took place
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