Searching for Earth: The Hunt for Habitable Exoplanets
An exoplanet is any planet that is in another solar system, orbiting around a star other than our Sun. In
USI Reveal Groundbreaking Mental Health Survey Results
On August 27th, the Union of Student’s Ireland (USI) revealed the results of a monumental survey on the mental health
Shock Wave: Electricity From The Ocean
Even in this futuristic world of ours, all our electricity is generated by simply spinning a turbine. The fossil fuels
UCD Women+ In STEM Network
The UCD Women+ in STEM Student Network had their first major event last week, on Tuesday, March 26th, centred around
Neanderthal DNA In Our Populations: Yea Or Nay?
The Neanderthals might have left our planet 40, 000 years ago, but they have not completely faded. They’re still a
Win Win Win Win: The Magic Science Of Plasma Waste Converters
Humans have an incredibly extensive waste problem. Currently, most of that waste is sent to landfills where it takes up
Diet Wars: The Ketogenic Diet
The ketogenic diet or ‘keto’ was first devised in the 1920s, but not with weight loss in mind. It was
ExxonMobil vs The State: How Governments Can Lower Corporate CO2 Emissions
A report released in 2017 found that over half of all global emissions since 1988 have been produced by just
A Hippie-Inspired Approach To Treating Depression
Clinical depression is the most common psychiatric illness in the world, affecting more than 300 million people globally. Antidepressants are
The Race To Save Pando
Pando is the largest living thing on earth. Weighing 6,000,000 kilograms, it is about as heavy as a thousand African
STEM Degrees No Longer Guarantee A Job
A college degree in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subject has increasingly been lauded as a one-stop shop
Gene Genie: The Scientist Who Jumped The Gun On Gene Editing
In November of 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui made an announcement that astonished the scientific community. He claims to have