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'Time capsule' cave unlocks ancient mystery in archaeologists' groundbreaking find
Science
The prehistoric cave dates back to the Lower Paleolithic era and was likely populated between 400,000 and 250,000 years ago, offering a rare glimpse into ancient daily life that archaeologists know very little about
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Bodies of children found frozen in time after sick ritual sacrifice
Science
The Llullaillaco mummies were given drugs and alcohol as part of a ritual volcano sacrifice
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'Dragon man' skull is completely new human species in groundbreaking discovery
Science
Chinese scientists have analysed the skull, which dates back almost 150,000 years, and have come to a groundbreaking realisation
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Teenager has 'superpower' to relive any day of her life like a HD movie
Science
Rare condition allows her to 'go back' to any point and 'time-travel' forward as well
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Doctor explains the real reason women love hot showers
Health
It turns out there's a scientific reason women tend to prefer hotter showers while men like them colder. A doctor with millions of followers on social media explained it.
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Our bodies undergo dramatic changes at 2 specific ages, new study finds
Health
Research found that ageing happens in 'non-linear patterns' rather than gradually, with significant molecular changes occurring at two specific points in our lives.
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Kerry student wins Stripe Young Scientist Award with brain cancer diagnosis tool
Science
Aoibheann's project enables doctors to better predict which genetic mutation is likely to be present from a straightforward MRI scan on cancer patients
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Has humanity forgotten 98 per cent of everything it learned?
Books
A new book suggests 98 percent of the ideas and knowledge humans learned through history have been lost in time
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Scientists explain what 'tunnel of light' in near-death experiences might mean
Science
Seeing a light at the end of a tunnel is synonymous with near-death experiences, but there may be a scientific reason
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National science centre an 'unmitigated disaster', committee told
Fianna Fail
The Committee of Public Accounts (PAC) heard on Thursday that more than €4 million of public money has been spent over 22 years on the project
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Scientists think they have finally found the answer to long Covid mystery
Health
Researchers have discovered strange structures in the blood that may help explain persistent symptoms
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AI stuns scientists by reading your mind and printing out what you're thinking
Science
Nw method called 'mind captioning' uses MRI scans in a form of digital telepathy that is eerily accurate
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A very Irish concept is the world's best hope to change course at Cop30 climate summit
Climate change
Surveys show an overwhelming majority of 89 percent of the world’s public want their governments to do more to tackle climate crisis
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James Dyson Award winners are a water quality monitor and smart keyboard for people with Parkinson’s
James Dyson
No joy for last year’s Dyson Award winner Ireland in 2025 but we were pipped to the post by two outstanding inventions
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Do all superheroes wear capes? A team of Irish and US researchers finally have the answer
Irish News
Irish researchers teamed up with their counterparts from the US to answer the age-old pop culture conundrum
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The 12 numbers that show we won't recycle our way out of our plastic crisis and one big idea that may help
Global Ireland
Ireland and other countries walked away from a weak treaty on plastic in which fossil fuel nations wanted to put the problem back on you, so what's next?
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Remains of 'priest and magician' for ancient Egyptian goddess found in incredible burial tomb
Egypt
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the 'incredible' discovery of the tomb, located in the ancient burial ground of Saqqara, which was once the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis
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The Ministry of Trump has wrapped America in a perfect storm of ignorance
Climate change
MAGA assault on science and knowledge will lead to more deaths
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'Horrifying fate' of ancient Egyptian mummy unveiled after thousands of years
Science
The oldest confirmed case of the illness in an ancient Egyptian mummy has shown the bubonic plague was around thousands of years before the Black Death in Europe
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Eerie remains of 11 people found in 'first of its kind' Egyptian tomb
Science
Archaeologists made the first of its kind discovery when they unearthed 11 men, women and children in the ancient tomb, with the burial site being used for generations
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Chilling final words dying people hear and no one realised until now
Science
People have been known to hear their own death time being called out by medical staff before being brought back to life - and it's a chilling realisation
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Gates of Hell crater burning non-stop for 40 years and no one knows why
Fires
The Darvaza Gas Crater, known as the 'Gates of Hell', has been burning for at least 40 years and is one of the most bizarre and extreme natural phenomenon on Earth
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'Disturbing' 2,000-year-old discovery found on top of pyramid by archaeologists
Science
The Bolinas figurines were found on top of a ruined pyramid at the San Isidro site in El Salvador. The items are extremely rare puppet-like artifacts and could offer new insights into an ancient Mesoamerican society
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Archaeologists 'have found' house where Jesus held Last Supper for 12 disciples
Religion
The room is briefly described in the Book of Luke 22:11-13, when Jesus requested a large, furnished upper room where he and his disciples could eat their Passover meal together
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