Recent research indicates that plants could absorb more atmospheric CO2 than previously believed, providing a hopeful perspective on climate change mitigation. However, scientists emphasize the…
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New research has revealed that memory formation in the brain is likely due to the formation of new connections between engram cells, emphasizing the importance…
A neuroscience study reveals a connection between early life memory retention and autism-related brain development. By investigating maternal immune activation’s effect on memory, they found…
Dr. Nicholas Payne and Dr. Jenny Bortoluzzi with the small tooth sand tiger shark that washed up on Irish shores for the first time this…
Quantum physicists have simulated super diffusion in quantum particles on a quantum computer, paving the way for deeper insights into condensed matter physics and materials…
The researchers found that the accumulation of cellular debris in microglia as the brain ages causes an increase in autofluorescence, making it harder for microglia…
A photograph of the Jarrow amphibian Keraterpeton galvani. Credit: Dr. Aodhan O’Gogain, Trinity College Dublin A mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades has been…
The findings have significant implications, including improving our understanding of viral resistance and the potential for designing therapies to treat infected individuals. Researchers at Trinity…
Human cells expressing inflammatory cytokines (stained green). Credit: Professor Martin Laboratory; Trinity College Dublin An important breakthrough in understanding how inflammation is regulated has been…
The results of an experiment to explore the human brain and its workings, which was adapted from an idea developed to prove the existence of…
New research suggests a slowing of continental plate movement was the critical event that enabled magma to rise to the Earth’s surface and deliver devastating…
Immunologists from Trinity, who have worked on coronaviruses for the past decade, have just unraveled new secrets behind the viruses’ battle plans – providing new…
Brain with Brodmann areas marked. Credit: Patricia Hurl, 1992, (Gouache on paper). Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have announced a significant advance in our understanding…
We create countless memories as we live our lives but many of these we forget. Why? Counter to the general assumption that memories simply decay…
People get vitamin D from sun exposure, foods (such as fatty fish), and supplements. New research from Trinity College Dublin and University of Edinburgh has…
Jomon pottery from the Hirajo shell midden (Late Jomon) and a skull from which ancient DNA was extracted. Credit: Shigeki Nakagome, Lead researcher, Assistant Professor…
The mummified sheep leg from which DNA was obtained. Image courtesy of Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum and Zanjan Cultural Heritage Centre, Archaeological Museum of Zanjan. Credit:…
Geneticists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered how a specific genetic mutation called H3K27M causes a devastating, incurable childhood cancer, known as diffuse midline glioma…
A tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) swimming at the surface with a biologging package attached to dorsal fin. This package records temperature, swimming speed, depth, body…
Can you imagine a world powered by 100% renewable electricity and fuels? It may seem fantasy, but a collaborative team of scientists has just shown…