Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies celebrates 80 years of discovery
When founded in 1940 it was the first such institute in Europe
When founded in 1940 it was the first such institute in Europe
The musician-turned-artist got an early break designing stamps and banknotes – then the stage beckoned
From cells and DNA to cloning and biochemistry, here are life’s milestones
10 per cent of the earth’s wilderness which serves as a brake to effects of climate change has been lost since the 1990s
Five Nobel Prize-winners and some of the world’s most brilliant science minds will speak at the Schrödinger at 75 – the Future of Biology meeting, hosted by Trinity College Dublin
Francis Crick’s letter summed up critical role played by Nobel prizewinner Erwin Schrödinger
What is not widely known is the significant Irish connections to probably the greatest scientific discovery of the 20th Century
Enemy of working man is not Donald Trump, it is the professional aristocracy
Austrian physicist who fled to Dublin delivered famous ‘What is Life?’ lecture
Forties become the new 20s for physicists as Nobel-winning work takes longer to achieve
‘Women on Walls’ project aims to redress imbalance and inspire other offices to do same
Members disassocaite themselves from decision to name a new building after controversial professor
University stands over tribute to James Watson who has expressed controversial views on race
Siddhartha Mukherjee’s primer illuminates a subject that most of us find hard to grasp
The career of James Watson, one of the discoverers of the structure of DNA, has not been without controversy, but his contribution to genetics has been huge
Arsenal shareholder Usmanov paid $4.1m but also returned medal
The 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’ remarks
Prize given to US scientist James Watson sold by Christie’s auction house to undisclosed buyer
Prof James Watson says he became an ‘un-person’ after controversial remarks on intelligence in 2007
Prof John O’Keefe will become third Nobel Prize winner to be honoured by UCC
Faster computing power means that decoding work on the human genome can now be done in hours
James Watson proposes radical idea that reactive oxygen blocks disease
Sixty years ago, a research paper brought an obscure scientific world into the public domain and transformed science, medicine and ethics
Interplay between invention and adaptation delivers something new
On April 25th, 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published one of the greatest biological discoveries of our time. It was so profound that, from solving crimes and finding horse meat in burgers to creating designer babies, we still benefit from – and grapple with – new consequences
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices