The shadowy silhouette of the black hole in M87 is an astonishing scientific image, says Alister Graham.

It is Christmas Eve and Santa and his team are getting ready to deliver gifts to children all around the world. If you are wondering just how he does it, you are not alone; here are some of the questions sent in by children with equally curious minds. The first question comes from four-year-old Harper.

American Ryder Cup rookie Bryson DeChambeau says his goosebumps got goosebumps every time Tiger Woods texted him this season to see if he wants to play a practice round together. This unlikely couple is fast becoming one of golf’s bromances, and they could be paired together in either foursomes or fourballs tomorrow or Saturday at Le Golf National.

The laws of gravity cannot be held responsible for people falling in love – Albert Einstein.

Ireland’s bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup has been “holed”, but not sunk, by the report that placed them third of the three bids, IRFU chief, Philip Browne, has said.

IT may seem obvious to a child, but not to most adults: If the Big Bang was so violent why do scientists appear to spend time trying to see it rather than hear it?

Three scientists have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Physics Prize for their discoveries relating to gravitational waves, helping develop a theory first aired by Albert Einstein.

Ripples in space-time generated by the cataclysmic collision of two black holes nearly two billion years ago have been captured by super-sensitive detectors in the US and Italy.

‘And when white moths were on the wing, and moth-like stars were flickering out, I dropped the berry in a stream, And caught a little silver trout’

THERE is hardly an area of public life that vindicates Albert Einstein’s admonishment that “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting

We all know that without bees, we are in trouble. And I don’t just mean as gardeners, I also mean as a surviving species on this planet.

“Nothing truly valuable can be achieved except by the unselfish co-operation of many individuals” — Albert Einstein

Marjorie Brennan talks to Yasmeen Ismail, author of the children’s book ‘I’m A Girl’, about the impact of the stories we read our daughters

A stroll through the two social media platforms has me convinced that the millennials do deserve some of the stick they get after all, writes Paula Burns

Colm O’Regan had run out of things to say about Irish mammies, hence his new book, a social commentary with a wry chuckle that describes the Irish tendency to self-aggrandise, reports Ed Power

YESTERDAY was a momentous day for so many of the more than 60,000 students who received their Junior Certificate results.

A point on the road from a World Cup opener against one of Ireland’s qualification rivals may represent mission accomplished but only the passing of time will determine whether this was a real opportunity missed.

It’s the hope that gets you every time. You subconsciously start to build walls after disappointments to protect yourself, and you insist you won’t let the same blind faith seep in and cloud your judgement again.

The British justice secretary, Michael Gove, has apologised for comparing economic experts warning about Brexit with the Nazis who smeared Albert Einstein in the 1930s.

Today is World Refugee Day, and aid agency GOAL have released six facts that you probably do not know about refugees.

Kevin Pilley takes a cane-twirling, splay-footed stroll through Charlie Chaplin’s former Switzerland home, which has become a museum to the great man.

The Kelly family feature on ‘Doctor in the House’ on TV3 on Wednesday at 9pm.

Gravity waves — ripples in spacetime — have been detected by scientists a century after Albert Einstein predicted their existence.

To bee or not to bee.. the question is whether mankind can continue to exist without them.

Although it may be of a similar size to our own capital, Zurich has a distinctly different feel, with royal blue trams criss-crossing the centre against the backdrop of bridges, clock towers and the beautifully preserved buildings, writes Arlene Harris.

With many economic indicators back above or approaching pre-crisis levels, it seems inappropriate to describe Ireland as still being in the recovery stage, writes Phillip O’ Sullivan

Environmentalists are ramping up pressure on Coillte to end the use of a hazardous pesticide in State forests.

Peter Dowdall is vociferious in his opposition to neonicotinoids — the chemicals are toxic and kill bees.

Astronomers studying 200,000 galaxies have confirmed that the universe is slowly dying.

The formation of a new centre-left party movement will challenge the policies of the Government parties; Representatives of the dairy industry are warning against an over-reaction to a suspected case of BSE in Co Louth; A second man has died following the industrial accident in Portmarnock in Dublin. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.