Computer pioneer Percy Ludgate is not a household name like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs — but a team of researchers based at Trinity College Dublin has set about changing that, writes Kevin O'Neill.

The Irishman was the first person to prove the dangers of greenhouse gases and the need for hygiene in medicine. As his life’s letters are published, Ailin Quinlan learns that Tyndall was a fearless ambassador for science

One of the world’s most famous scientists will shed one of the world’s most famous academic titles tomorrow, university officials said.

THE world’s fastest human calculator yesterday recorded the fastest-ever time for mentally working out a 200-digit number, breaking his own record in the process.