Shedding light on the humble mushroomExposing the fungus to ultra-violet rays could provide an important source of vitamin D for sun-starved Irish bodiesTue Mar 1 2011 - 00:00
Why are chilli peppers so hot?THAT’S THE WHY: I used to work with someone whose mouth must have been lined with asbestosTue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
Why do your eyes go red when you cry?THAT’S THE WHY: Maybe you didn’t get the Valentine’s card you really wanted yesterdayTue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
Why might watercress protect against cancer?THAT’S THE WHY: You can’t have missed the message that eating cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage and watercress…Tue Feb 8 2011 - 00:00
Understanding threat and the 'fight or flight' impulseTCD is part of a team that helped isolate an essential component of the ‘fight or flight’ reaction, something that has helped…Thu Feb 3 2011 - 00:00
Why do scars appear so different?That's the why : Plenty of people harbour at least one scar on their skin, maybe from an old injury or surgery.Tue Feb 1 2011 - 00:00
Profits on approvalIreland’s medical-technology sector is in good health at the moment, helped by the fact that approval for selling medical devices…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
What is he hiding?New research examining ancient skeletons aims to tell us more about how lifestyle changes impact our biologyFri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Why do we get chilblains?THAT’S THE WHY: THIS WINTER was one of the coldest on record in IrelandTue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Understanding the forces that shape our bonesTOO OFTEN WE don’t appreciate our skeleton until injury or age stops it working as well as it used toThu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
Why can a distraction help solve a complex problem?THAT’S THE WHY: RECENTLY I was working on an article that had me flummoxedTue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
How could you eat that stuff?Strange diets, power-enhancing bracelets and crackpot theories – celebrities may have fame and wealth but they don’t always have…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
What we can learn from zombiesHorror movies inspire an entrant in the Young Scientist competition to study how diseases can spreadTue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Why are New Year's resolutions hard to keep?THAT’S THE WHY: How many times has it happened? On January 1st a switch flips: suddenly it’s time to redress the overindulgence…Tue Jan 4 2011 - 00:00
Bugs in gut could affect body fatBUGS LIVING in the gut can influence the quality of fat in other areas of the body, according to new research carried out in …Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Why do we get 'morning breath'?THAT’S THE WHY: It’s morning time, you are slowly surfacing from slumber, rolling over to check what time it is before stretching…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
'Black box' could be key to brain diseaseBY MINING into a “black box” of proteins that allow us to transmit information from one brain cell to another, scientists have…Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Why does Christmas dinner send you to sleep?THAT’S THE WHY: Here’s a glimpse into the future: it’s next Saturday evening, there are bits of wrapping paper all over the …Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Creating better digital denizensWe are incredibly sensitive to human movement and appearance, which makes it a big challenge to create believable computerised…Thu Dec 9 2010 - 00:00
Why do cold sores occur?THAT’S THE WHY: In otherwise healthy people, cold sores may not be a serious condition, but they are undesirable to say the …Tue Dec 7 2010 - 00:00
Dublin, city of scienceIn 2012, Dublin will pick up the baton from Turin and take its place as City of Science – but will we be ready to take on the…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00