Egg contained nuclear DNA from parents and mitochondrial DNA from second mother
On September 30th, the Rosetta satellite will reach the end of its 12-year mission and join the Philae lander on an icy grave
Findings support the idea that humans left Africa in single event about 72,000 years ago
Multi-million euro facility to be completed in north wing of National Concert Hall by 2018
Many of the world’s greatest mathematicians had their interest sparked in the subject in their early years
Since 95 per cent of human DNA is identical to that of a chimpanzee, do chimps have a sense of morality?
That's Maths: Laser-guided machines are today used to drill tunnels from both ends, but how did the ancient Greeks do it?
A computer model has found Earth to be uniquely suited to life among 700 million trillion terrestrial planets
Despite an industry around it, no research data shows that playing music to babies in the womb will boost IQ
That’s Maths: Many people derive great joy from recreational maths – and it is a very effective way to get children interested in the subject
Cryptography depends on the assumption that nobody can factor prime numbers efficiently. Is this assumption safe?
Three different hypotheses of dark energy predict different futures for our universe
Golden rice could save lives in developing countries, but activists continue to resist it in the face of the evidence
Although early computer speech was robotic and mechanical, current systems produce more natural sound
The risk of extinction in the next 100 years is 9.5 per cent – how seriously should we take this?
Attacking a problem from a variety of angles can often lead to a sudden insights - also known as the aha moment
Viktor Frankl studied people in concentration camps who found ways to keep going despite their dire situation
That's Maths: Greek mathematicians and the central character in Ulysses grappled with the quadrature of the circle
Scientists are not required to subscribe to any universal code of ethics. This needs to change
That’s Maths: More sophisticated methods are required to extract value from the big-data avalanche
Despite Europe’s wonderful heritage, the continent is losing faith in itself, and birth rates have collapsed
That’s Maths: Fermat’s last theorem has been accepted as correct since 1637, although there was no proof until the British mathematician found it
Trigger warnings and other student-drive trends in universities will do much more harm than good
That’s Maths: Rogue waves appear to have more than a single cause but their precise origin remains a mystery
We license the use of all other drugs that can be dangerous if improperly used – why not tobacco?
That’s Maths: The growth of lifespan has remained linear, and there is little reason to suppose it will level off any time soon
Based on current understanding of how our planet formed, the answer is almost inevitably yes
That’s Maths: If such a planet is found, the solar system must be much larger than we had imagined
That's Maths: The calculation of Easter dates was the principal science of the Christian world in the Middle Ages
Measuring a person’s body-mass index is not the most reliable way of assessing their health
Research suggests that forgiving people can bring peace, happiness and emotional wellbeing
Implanted devices are being developed that can feed health data to a computer and then disappear
When it comes to the safety of GM crops and the effects of the Chernobyl disaster, environmental campaigners ignore the facts
That’s Maths: Although well-defined, the process of Irish-style PR is complicated and gives rise to debate and disputes
Research Lives: Dr Mary Rose Sweeney, senior lecturer and associate dean for research in the faculty of science & health at Dublin City University
From meadowsweet to Sphagnum moss, many local remedies are rooted in science
Various schemes were drafted in the 19th century to build a tunnel, but insurmountable obstacles scuppered each
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