Science

Solar Eclipse: How to See the Rare Event Across Ireland Set an alarm for Wednesday evening. On 12 August, a rare solar eclipse will sweep across Ireland, turning a bright summer sky an eerie shade of dusk as the Moon slides in front of the Sun. It is being billed by astronomers as a “unique […]

6 days ago

Deep-sea diver attempt to rebrew an 1864 Guinness A team of deep-sea divers and scientists have launched an ambitious bid they have dubbed Project Jurassic Beer – an attempt to rebrew a 162-year-old Guinness recovered from a shipwreck. The project began when divers found 20 bottles of Guinness, dating to 1864, on a wreck off […]

1 week ago

‘The other side’ sounds pretty scary for some Some people on the internet claim that they saw “another side” after they were pronounced dead or were near death, and they’ve shared their experiences in detail. Whether there is an afterlife and our “spirit” goes somewhere after death is what has divided scientists, philosophers and religious […]

3 months ago

The ‘risk corridor’ has been revealed. Nasa has revealed a list of possible countries that could be hit by an asteroid in 2032. The asteroid named 2024 YR4, which is believed to be around the size of Big Ben, currently has a one-in-43 (2.3 per cent) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. David Rankin, a […]

1 year ago

Gingers have more fun Friday was World Redhead Day, so there’s no better time to remind you of some scientific proof that gingers have plenty going for them. The lucky 2 percent of us who were blessed with ginger hair may have had to put up with years of teasing, but there’s plenty of benefits to having […]

3 years ago

Just some good boys and girls and their super shnozzes Dogs can detect Covid-19 in under a second: faster than a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test and more accurate than a lateral flow test, according to a study published on Monday May 24. Heckin’ good sniffer you got there, pups. The research found that people […]

5 years ago