A genetically modified potato variety will be planted in Ireland as part of a Teagasc-led experimental trial, which has today got the ‘green-light’ from Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The field trials were allowed to proceed after an assessment of … Continue reading
You’ve just about a week left to view the magnificent Josef Albers exhibition at the Glucksman. Albers was born in Germany in 1888, studied and taught at the Weimar Bauhaus before being forced out of Germany under Nazi pressure in … Continue reading
When physicists announced last September that they had potentially detected neutrinos travelling at faster than the speed of light, it created a massive news story and lots of comment on what this result could mean for science. If true, it … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again. The first of February marks the deadline for CAO applications (at least for the ‘normal’ applications; late application is still allowed up until the first of May) and lots of leaving cert students are … Continue reading
Scientists have announced that they are tantalisingly close to proving or disproving the existence of one of the fundamental building blocks of the Universe. Although theoretical physicists have already predicted the existence of the so-called Higgs boson, it has never … Continue reading
On December 8th, 1864 George Boole, first professor of Mathematics at Queens College Cork (now UCC) died at his home in Blackrock of pneumonia. Legend has it that he picked up the illness after walking from Blackrock to UCC to … Continue reading
On the 24th of November 1859, Charles Darwin published his groundbreaking ‘Origin of Species’. It went on sale for 15 shillings and almost all of the 1,250 copies sold out on the first day. ‘The Origin of Species by Means … Continue reading
This month sees Science Week kicking into gear with a range of fun things to do around Cork. Science Week looks to promote the relevance of science in our everyday lives and to demonstrate how science, engineering and technology can … Continue reading
There is an old phrase that originates in Rome about “Panem et Circenses” or “bread and circuses”. Originally the phrase refers to the political classes in ancient Rome who began to realise that after years of trying to appease their … Continue reading
The awarding of the Nobel Prizes always brings with it an air of excitement. This year however, it’s been tinged with sadness as one of the recipients for the prize for Medicine or Physiology passed away before he’d heard that … Continue reading