science

underground cave

AGENDA

A group of French volunteers just spent 40 days in a cave, all in the name of science

Could you survive 40 days without your phone? How about 40 days without natural light? On Sunday, a…

By Sarah Finnan

SELF

Flipping the metabolic switch? My experience fasting for 5 days

Researchers believe that fasting can now flip a regenerative switch that can boost the immune system, improve brain…

By Amanda Cassidy

AGENDA

Facebook wants to read your mind. Leaked audio discovers that it almost can

The sci-fi dream of sending commands to a computer just by thinking about it may soon become reality,…

By Amanda Cassidy

ingredients

STYLE

Why am I avoiding these three skincare ingredients?

There's a long list of skincare ingredients to avoid of late, but does anyone really know why exactly…

By Aisling Keenan

EDITORIAL

50 years on, the incredible story of how we touched the moon

It is 50 years since the astronauts of Apollo 11 made their historic voyage to the Sea of…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

It’s World Bee Day – meet the Irishwoman using tech to protect bees

We meet Cork-based entrepreneur Dr Fiona Edwards Murphy, co-founder and CEO of ApisProtect, which uses monitors placed inside…

By Meg Walker

EDITORIAL

Why happy childhood memories are good for your health

What do you remember? What sticks out in your childhood? Well, it turns out that those of us…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

Gene editing and the ethics behind correcting biological imperfections

In the past few months, new advances in gene technology have been announced that can lead us to…

By Amanda Cassidy

All-female spacewalk

EDITORIAL

NASA cancelled the first all-female spacewalk for a depressing reason

Today, NASA announced they cancelled their all-female spacewalk because it doesn't have enough spacesuits that fit women. Yes,…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

Meet the 12-year-old who wants all girls to be inspired by STEM

Aoibheann Mangan is a student at Mount Saint Michael Secondary School and an advocate for getting young girls…

By Meg Walker

EDITORIAL

From HPV to homeopathy: Why you shouldn’t believe everything you hear

Geraldine Carton talks to Gillian Roddie (Education and Learning Manager in Trinity’s Science Gallery and curator of @ScienceSnapStories Instagram page),…

By Geraldine Carton

EDITORIAL

Yes, hanger is a REAL thing, according to science

When it comes to hanger (the anger you feel when hungry), the struggle is real. However, recent studies…

By Geraldine Carton