Explore the fascinating world of science through our dedicated category. Immerse yourself in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, innovative research and debates in the different fields of science.
Since the start of 2020, we have been dealing with a serious pandemic resulting from coronavirus. Finally, the Pfizer and BioNtech firms announced their vaccine candidate’s data on the 9th of November. The mRNA based vaccine uses a piece of…
What is Science Week? Science Week is an event held every November in Ireland. Its objective is to promote popular interest in science during a whole week of events and workshops. This year’s 2020 is the 25th anniversary of Science…
“Astronomy”, a word that encourages fascination and makes us want to look up at the sky. It is not only the study of the objects in the universe but it is also an encouragement to know about the universe even…
Perhaps you may have heard the term “butterfly effect”. It is one of the most famous and maybe intriguing examples to explain what chaos theory is and what it proposes to our lives. A flap of a butterfly’s wing in…
Every science invention was once a dream or an idea. Inventors that saw far ahead of their time were so-called ‘lunatics’ and their ideas were thought to be impossible. In science fiction (sci-fi) however, these ideas were generally welcomed. Perhaps,…
A Chinese-Russian tandem proved László Fejes Tóth’s zone conjecture. For more than 40 years, mathematicians in the field of discrete and combinatorial geometry were trying to prove the theorem. Finally, Alexandr Polyanskii and Zilin Jiang from the Israel Institute of…
The Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) is on the edge of extinction in Ireland. This distinctive bird with a down curved beak has now been deemed one of Ireland’s highest conservation priorities. A survey by the National Parks and Wildlife Service…
With the loss of natural habitat to logging, agriculture and increased urbanization around the world comes the loss of species. Some fall victim to the pet trade, while others are hunted for meat or hides. But when conservation efforts to…
The evidence of technology’s bold and relentless march into the future is all around us, so far ingrained into our everyday lives that in these enlightened times it would almost be unimaginable to live without an electrical device nestled in…