Healthy picture of science in DublinScience festival aims to help understanding of health issuesTue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Why do some people develop chronic pain?THAT’S THE WHY: WHY DO some people, but not others, go on to develop chronic, persistent pain after an episode of back pain…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Irish firms show form to innovateIrish companies working in the bloodstock and animal health industry are developing markets by being innovative and flexibleMon Jul 2 2012 - 01:00
Cheetah's speedy strideSMALL PRINT: WITH THE Olympics coming up, we could see a few world records smashed.Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
Health GemIf you do one thing this week... get enough sleep, to help food choicesTue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Why do you have a coil in your inner ear?THAT’S THE WHY: LISTEN: if you can hear what is happening around you, it’s thanks in part to a structure in your inner ear called…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Cork firm secures €2m to help take bone-graft product to marketCORK-BASED COMPANY SurgaColl Technologies has secured more than €2 million in funding that will support them in commercialising…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Why might 'beer goggles' make faces seem more attractive?THAT’S THE WHY : IT’S THE stuff of pub lore: the “beer goggles” that can make people look more attractive when alcohol is influencing…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Why can mental distraction dull physical pain?THAT’S THE WHY: HAVE YOU ever noticed that taking your mind off a pain can sometimes help to cope with it? Why could a mental…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Why do certain shapes convey emotion?THAT'S THE WHY : HAVE YOU ever noticed how easy it is to spot the “baddie” in cartoons and pantos?Tue Jun 5 2012 - 01:00
Health GemIf you do one thing this week... avoid migraine in the run-up to examsTue Jun 5 2012 - 01:00
The mystery at the heart of the perfect pint: HERE’S SOMETHING to contemplate as you wait for a pint to settleThu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Why is castor oil a laxative?THAT’S THE WHY: Castor oil – it might not be the most pleasant of remedies, but it has reportedly been in use for millennia…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Health gemIF YOU DO ONE THING THIS WEEK... Get a full eye exam if you have diabetesTue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Why is the apoe4 gene linked with Alzheimer's risk?THAT’S THE WHY: WHEN IT comes to genes and the risk of developing a disease, the relationships are seldom clear-cutTue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Health gemIf you do one thing this week... offer water to drink with vegetablesTue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Seeing the light - without wiresSMALL PRINT: IT SOUNDS LIKE something out of science fiction, but researchers in the US have developed a “solar” implant for…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Why is our skin waterproof?THAT’S THE WHY: It’s an everyday occurrence: you wash your hands, have a shower or go for a swim, and your skin doesn’t let …Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Treating Ireland to early phase trialsIRELAND NEEDS to increase its early phase clinical trials activity so that patients have a greater chance to access innovative…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
The mystery of the Antarctic octopusSMALL PRINT: WHAT’S in an octopus? Not just brains to burn, but also significant new clues that could justify concerns about…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
What makes the perfect Olympian?THIS SUMMER, top athletes from around the world will converge on London to try (among other things) to run, swim, cycle and walk…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
How love is blind for spermHOW DO SPERM swim? A new study highlights that the journey of human sperm toward the egg may not be straightforward.Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Why can we listen to one person at a party?THAT’S THE WHY: Sometimes parties can get a bit noisy, particularly if they are any goodTue May 8 2012 - 01:00
Why do some movie quotes stick in our heads?THAT’S THE WHY: WHAT IS it about some movie quotes that make them stick in our heads?Tue May 1 2012 - 01:00
Health gemIf you do one thing this week... make your garden more asthma and allergy friendlyTue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Why are the pupils in your eyes so dark?THAT’S THE WHY: ARE YOUR eyes blue? Brown? Maybe green or grey? When we talk about eye colour, we refer to the coloured ring…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Antibiotic resistance is nothing newSMALL PRINT: TODAY WE think of antibiotic resistance in bacteria as a result of overusing certain drugs to treat infectionsThu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Picking up half a million penguins - from spaceSMALL PRINT: COUNTING PENGUINS can be a tricky business, but a study out this week shows how it can be done from space.Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Why does fish smell?THAT’S THE WHY IF YOU’VE ever encountered a fish that has been out of the sea for a while, you’ll know the whiff that hits you…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Help in renewing a lost sense of self and worthMANY MISPERCEPTIONS and myths surround the topic of suicide, and they are not necessarily helpful to the suicidal person or those…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Why do we have a sense of smell?THAT’S THE WHY: WHY DO we have a sense of smell? On the face of it, that sounds like a ludicrous questionTue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Phage fightersA new study shows how some viruses can be harnessed to help fight bacterial diseaseTue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
A new step in the fight against MRSANew research has found that as the superbug resists antibiotics, it becomes less virulentTue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Lumberjacks go digitalSMALL PRINT: CORK-BASED company TreeMetrics is set to harness satellite communications technology to help foresters get more…Thu Apr 5 2012 - 01:00
Supermassive space snacksSMALL PRINT: HOW DO supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies grow?Thu Apr 5 2012 - 01:00
Why are early childhood memories not remembered?THAT’S THE WHY: What’s your earliest memory? The first one I can time-stamp is on my fourth birthday: it’s of my aunt Sol handing…Tue Apr 3 2012 - 01:00
Inflammatory researchIF YOU’LL PARDON the pun, inflammation has become a hot topic in recent yearsFri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Measuring time and how that can help us to find our way in the worldSMALL PRINT: ARE YOU running late for a meeting? Or maybe you woke up before the alarmThu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00