UTIs: they’re as common as tourists making their way through the Berkeley, except UTIs are even more common. Thrush — it’s as painful as seeing someone wearing socks with sandals, but to be truthful it’s so much worse. Both of …
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Food preservation and the ice cream that knows where it comes from
The science of preserving ice cream is more complicated than meets the eye
Since opening in 2000, Murphy’s Ice Cream has become quite the popular spot to pick up everyone’s favourite sugary delicacy. With new and unique flavours being introduced into the menu every couple of months, there is a lot of experimentation …
Jupiter: the hungriest planet
Other planets be warned: don’t mess with Jupiter or you might get eaten up!
Dinner time rolls around and you’re starving. You’re just waiting for that delicious plate of food to arrive so you can dig in. However, dinner time in the solar system looks a little bit different. The planet Jupiter doesn’t eat …
Reintroducing birds of prey to Ireland
Regaining a vital link in our food chains and ecosystem
Improving biodiversity and the rejuvenation of our natural ecosystems have been at the forefront of conservation efforts of late. These actions play a significant role in our global plans to halt and reverse the effects of climate change. We are …
Sunday Longread: Hand sanitiser and soap usage during the pandemic will have real environmental impacts
Researchers from Trinity have quantified the effect new hygiene practices will have on our climate, and subsequently our health
A Trinity-led study has found that our increased use of hand sanitisers and soaps during the pandemic will have some knock-on effects on our climate. Hand sanitiser, which before March 2020 was mainly used only in hospitals and healthcare settings, …
Nostalgia gaming and the return of childhood classics
How your longing for simpler times is fuelling a gaming revival
We grew up in somewhat of a golden age of childhood videogames. The advent of the Nintendo DS in 2004 and Wii consoles in 2006 brought gaming to a younger audience than ever before. We whiled away the hours happily, …
What “Don’t Look Up” tried to do, and why it failed
A climate psychology perspective
Adam McKay’s recent feature film Don’t Look Up has just received four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, and is currently Netflix’s second most-successful release to date. The film, for the three people reading who haven’t seen it yet, satirises …
Mental illness might not all be in your head…
Current research suggests a new way to look at mental illness may be through the gut microbiome
The human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) contains a diverse collection of microorganisms known as the gut microbiota. Trillions of bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and archaea, currently reside in the GIT and have been linked to play a critical role in gut-brain communication …
What are browser cookies and why should we care about them?
The online annoyance could hardly have less in common with its namesake
It feels like every day is a fight with cookies — more precisely, those annoying cookie banners that get in the way right when you need some information quickly. Take me back to the good old pre-General Data Protection Regulation …
The games industry continues to consolidate
Blizzard is to be added to Microsoft’s ever-growing catalogue
Video games have always been popular, but since the start of the pandemic the rise in gaming across all consoles and platforms has increased dramatically. By June 2020, we saw a 39% increase in the time we spend gaming globally. …