Claire O Connell
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Space Week 2018 set to broaden horizons
- Science
- October 5, 2018, 11:20
Is there life on other planets? How is the space industry changing? And how can we all gain a deeper understanding of the shared heritage that is spac(...)

European Researchers’ Night to offer a taste of research
- Science
- September 27, 2018, 00:00
Have you ever wondered what kinds of bacteria live in your mouth? Would you like to know how nanotechnology can help to conserve works of art? How abo(...)

It’s time to explore the immune system’s clock
- Science
- September 13, 2018, 01:00
Annie, you are interested in what makes our body clocks tick. Can you explain? “Each of us is a collection of clocks, we have a timing mechanism (...)

To boldly go: science in Seattle (and beyond)
- Science
- August 23, 2018, 01:00
As home to Microsoft, Amazon and the aeronautic giant Boeing, the state of Washington in the US is firmly on the map for technology and engineering. W(...)

Digging into plants of the past
- Science
- August 9, 2018, 06:00
What can we learn from fossil plants and pollen? Plenty, it turns out, including how the Earth “greened” and how plants survived past periods of clima(...)

Think smart and user-friendly when it comes to tackling air pollution
- Science
- July 26, 2018, 01:00
Dr Francesco Pilla, assistant professor at UCD School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy Your research focuses on the environment, (...)

Explore from sea to stars at the Festival of Curiosity
- Science
- July 12, 2018, 05:27
If you are in the mood for exploring, then be sure to seek out the Festival of Curiosity, a four-day cornucopia of science, art, technology and design(...)

Gene activity offers a window into kidney transplants
- Science
- June 14, 2018, 01:00
Prof Barbara Murphy, chair of the Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine, the Murray M Rosenberg Professor of Medicine and the Dean of Clinical Integr(...)

Gene-editing technology makes scents in yeasts
- Science
- May 24, 2018, 01:00
You are interested in yeast, what are you looking to do with it? Yeasts are fascinating organisms. Besides using them for baking or making wine or be(...)

Scientists take to the pub to spread love of knowledge
- Science
- May 14, 2018, 16:06
How do voters make decisions in referendums? What are quantum computers? Can we tackle environmentally unfriendly cow burps by changing the animals’ d(...)