RESEARCHERS have identified a gene which is omnipresent in and localised solely to the Irish population in one of the most fascinating scientific discoveries of the 21st century. A TCD research group has identified a gene whose overexpression accelerates the development of spiteful and resentful emotions aimed towards those who seem content, happy and/or successful,… Read more »
A SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE premise that has plagued the great scientific minds from Curie to Einstein to whoever Elon Musk pays to write his cringe inducing tweets. But despite the level of interest, there has been no large scale study into whether it is possible to ‘drop the kids off at the pool’ without adding a… Read more »
FOR OUTSTANDING contributions to innovation and research in the field of absentmindedly stabbing his pencil with a compass out of sheer boredom, 13-year-old Kevin Malally is walking home with the BT Young Scientist Award 2022. “Kevin has really shown us that there is still new and refreshing ways to poke holes in your pencil case… Read more »
A US man who received the world’s first pig heart transplant has thanked former British Prime Minister David Cameron for his well wishes but urged him that there is no need for all the flowers. Speaking from his recovery room at the University of Maryland Medical Centre, 57-year-old David Bennett said he was overwhelmed at… Read more »
SCIENTISTS at MIT have confirmed that the world will soon see television remote controls that don’t end up with a lost battery cover in just a matter of decades, WWN reports. Missing battery covers have long been the bane of man’s existence and experts now believe a new technology in development will eradicate the problem… Read more »
ARE YOU a ciotóg? And if so what gives it away? Speaking with leading hand scientists from across the world, WWN have compiled a list of all the unique traits and aspects of left-handed people that serve a cast iron sign you’re a lefty: Your writing is less legible than if five illiterate monkeys were… Read more »
SWEDISH climate activist Greta Thunberg has been asked to ‘sit this one out’ following the publication of a terrifying new report on climate change, in a bid to convince climate skeptics that simply will not listen to the opinions of an 18-year-old woman. “We have one last chance to slow the rate of climate change,… Read more »
A LEADING Irish astrophysicists is be heralded in the scientific community after concluding a lengthy study in the make up of their ex’s black hole of a heart, WWN can confirm. “I knew somewhat to expect when I began the study, but the vastness of the chasm is beyond comprehension,” confirmed Dr Niamh Whelan of… Read more »
EXPERTS have announced that blade marks on the skeleton of a 33,000-year-old reindeer skeleton found in the Cork region is clear proof that early humans in the area were using tools to hunt, and that they were almost certainly being insufferable about it too. “We have no reason to believe that these primitive people sounded… Read more »
PERVERTS working at NASA have today been slammed for using a drone to stalk the red planet, WWN has learned. The criticism comes as researchers and scientists working for the US space agency flew a helicopter for the first time ever on another planet, without apparently any concern for its privacy. “We’re guessing they don’t… Read more »