This weekend offers a chance to see a rare celestial event—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all aligned in the sky like beads on a string

Scientist turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless has said that €847,820 in funding will be available to support 36 projects taking place nationwide as part of ...

Today Minister Lawless has launched the Global Talent Ireland initiative which aims to attract the best and brightest researchers to Ireland.

Cancer therapies called checkpoint inhibitor drugs, which ratchet up the immune system, work better when this bacterium is around.

Analysis of almost three million children captures when ‘mathematical gender gap’ first emerges and could help focus efforts to stop girls from falling behind.

From cyber resilience to renewable energy storage, teams of innovators recently exhibited their projects at the National Challenge Fund showcase.

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Smart domestic policy initiative could boost research and innovation with a positive ripple effect for our economy

Scientists working on artificial intelligence are more confident than the public that the technology will benefit people.

Charity shops fear they will become dumping ground for poor-quality clothing if new EU law on textile waste is enforced fully

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Changing the way you walk can improve your cardiovascular health, strength and mental wellbeing.

Climate change makes it trickier for Churchill's residents to co-exist with increasingly hungry predators

There are about 22,000 -31,000 polar bears left in the world. Research has revealed that as the A...

Rapid changes underway in the Arctic affect the region’s people and wildlife, and the entire planet.

In search of uniqueness and affordable quality, shoppers are increasingly open to buying and receiving secondhand gifts — and it’s better for the planet.

The Office of National Statistics has announced an alternative to GDP; Christopher May assesses the value of the new economic metric

Radio: The Liveline host gleefully performs the audio equivalent of nudges and winks after a general-election weekend that leaves him hoarse

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