Dylan Lynch
Staff Writer
While we humans are always so busy trying to stand out, quite a few members of the animal kingdom spend their lives changing to blend in – well, it is a matter of life or death! …
Dylan Lynch
Peer review – what is it and does it deserve our trust?
Dylan Lynch
Staff Writer
The process of peer review is one of the most widespread practices in the field of scientific publishing. Most articles or journals you have ever read would have gone through some form of peer review. Usually, …
Into the dark – space exploration in 2014
Dylan Lynch
Staff Writer
By the time you have finished reading this sentence, the sun will have spun you and your planetary spaceship ‘Earth’ almost 238 kilometres around itself. In one hour, it will carry you roughly 107,300 km. Galaxies …
Symmetrical snowflakes and chaotic crystals: The science behind the sneachta
Dylan Lynch
Staff Writer
It’s that time of year again. Grafton Street is all lit up, the woolly hats and ugly jumpers come out, and there’s a 25 minute delay getting home on the Dart: it’s Christmas. And since there’s …
Hallucinogens: cause or cure of mental illness?
Dylan Lynch
Staff Writer
Hallucinogenic drugs, such as ‘magic mushrooms’, have often been associated with the onset of various mental illnesses. However, recent studies have shown that hallucinogens may not cause mental health disorders at all, but can be used …
E Coli: friend or foe?
Dylan Lynch examines the recent findings in relation to E-Coli bacteria.
Let’s face it: we have all had our run in with the cheap all-you-can-eat buffet and paid the price for it afterwards. The infamous Escherichia coli or E coli …