Maria Mcnamara

Flying relative of dinosaurs were able to control colour of their plumes using melanin

Analysis confirms presence of two types of dinosaurs millions of years ago

Discovery ‘could rewrite our understanding of a major revolution in life on Earth’

Discovery by Irish-led research overturns ideas about fossils of ancient animals

Microraptor, Beipiaosaurus and Sinornithosaurus ‘clearly shed their skin in flakes’

Dinosaurs are depicted as naked, scaly reptiles, but evidence shows they were much more bird-like

There’s a severe dearth of women in portaits on Irish walls, and the Royal Irish Academy is doing its bit to redress the balance

From computer coding to space exploration a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics can take you anywhere

UCC’s Dr Maria McNamara makes breakthrough using the skin of a fossilised snake

European Research Council awards Irish researchers for work in the life sciences