The Irish Times

Changing views on the age of planet Earth

We currently believe the age to be about 4.5bn years

Thu Aug 19 2021 - 01:00

Science is a fairly recent invention, while ‘scientist’ was coined less then 200 years ago

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 01:00

‘Powerful and unerring’ mathematician born in Skreen, Co Sligo, 200 years ago

Tue Aug 13 2019 - 02:55

Software packages (and apps) now analyse tidal records and use the results to make predictions

Thu Aug 02 2018 - 01:00

National Children’s Science Centre is aimed at stimulating children’s natural curiosity and encouraging them to explore and discover

Thu Nov 30 2017 - 14:30

Opinion: time to give John Bell the recognition he deserves

Thu Oct 30 2014 - 01:00

That’s Maths: Numerous examples can be found where mathematics has been of unanticipated value further down the line

Thu Aug 01 2013 - 01:00

Long-running experiment links three great Irish-born scientists

Thu Mar 21 2013 - 06:00