Answers to a Fundamental Puzzle: Why Are Some Fish Warm-Blooded When Most Are Not?
New research from marine biologists offers answers to a fundamental puzzle that had until now remained unsolved: why are some fish warm-blooded when most are…
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It’s Electrifying! How Earth Could Be Entirely Powered by Sustainable Energy
Can you imagine a world powered by 100% renewable electricity and fuels? It may seem like a fantasy, but a collaborative team of scientists has…
First Tales of the Earliest Domesticated Goats Revealed by 10,000-Year-Old DNA
New research has revealed the genetic makeup of the earliest goat herds. The findings, assimilated from DNA taken from the remains of 32 goats that…
Secondary Infections Inflame the Brain, Worsening Cognition & Memory in Alzheimer’s Disease
New research into Alzheimer’s disease (AD) suggests that secondary infections and new inflammatory events amplify the brain’s immune response and affect memory in mice and…
Why Is COVID-19 So Hard to Treat? A Comprehensive Review of What We Know
Growing Evidence Points to Unique Infectious Profile A comprehensive review into what we know about COVID-19 and the way it functions suggests the virus has…
Hydroxyl Molecule Signature Detected in an Exoplanet Atmosphere for the First Time
An international collaboration of astronomers led by a researcher from the Astrobiology Center and Queen’s University Belfast, and including researchers from Trinity, has detected a…
Researchers Tackle the Enigmatic “Spiders” From Mars
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have been shedding light on the enigmatic “spiders from Mars,” providing the first physical evidence that these unique features on…
Solution to Puzzling Phenomenon of Strangely Beautiful, Vortex-Like Structures May Improve Cold Spray Efficiency
An international team of researchers has solved a puzzling phenomenon whereby strangely beautiful, vortex-like structures appear between materials deposited onto engineering components used in multiple…
New Theory About the State of Earth Billions of Years Ago: Clearer Insight Into Earth’s Hidden Crystals
Geologists have developed a new theory about the state of Earth billions of years ago after examining the very old rocks formed in the Earth’s…
Scientists Discover Genetic Mutations Associated With Early Onset Dementia
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin today announced a significant advance in our understanding of an early onset form of dementia that may also progress our…
4-OCEANS Project: Assessing the Importance of Marine Life to Human Societies
Two researchers from Trinity College Dublin are among a four-strong team of principal investigators spearheading a new €10.4 million project funded by the European Research…
Maxwell’s Demon: A Uniquely Quantum Effect in Erasing Information Discovered
Researchers from Trinity have discovered a uniquely quantum effect in erasing information that may have significant implications for the design of quantum computing chips. Their…
Ultra-Fast Magnetic Switching Could Transform Fiber Optic Communications & Expand the Capacity of the Internet
Researchers at CRANN and Trinity’s School of Physics have discovered that a new material can act as a super-fast magnetic switch. When struck by successive…
Explosive Secret Discovered Hidden Beneath Seemingly Trustworthy Volcanoes
An international team of volcanologists working on remote islands in the Galápagos Archipelago has found that volcanoes that reliably produce small basaltic lava eruptions hide…
Innovative New Device Lights Up the Way for Quantum Technologies
Researchers at CRANN and Trinity’s School of Physics have created an innovative new device that will emit single particles of light, or photons, from quantum…
Vitamin D Determines Severity in COVID-19: Researchers Urge Government to Change Advice
Trinity College Dublin researchers point to changes in government advice in Wales, England and Scotland. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin are calling on the government…
Human ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Immune Cell Discovered by Scientists
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have identified a rare, new cell in the immune system with “Jekyll and Hyde properties.” These cells play a key…
Throughout Earth’s History, Solar System Processes Controlled the Carbon Cycle
The world is waking up to the fact that human-driven carbon emissions are responsible for warming our climate, driving unprecedented changes to ecosystems, and placing…
