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Ancient genomes reveal how European colonisation brought smallpox to the Americas
Smallpox, caused by variola virus, played a major role in the catastrophic population decline experienced by Indigenous peoples after European arrival.
31 Jul 2026
Research, Science
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Ancient Irish volcano offers new clues about the development of its modern-day, active “brothers and sisters”
The research team, led by scientists from Trinity College Dublin and including those from the UK, USA, and the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, studied rocks across Carlingford Mountain which formed as the magma system inflated beneath the volcano over thousands of years.
31 Jul 2026
Research, Science
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Trinity hosts EU Research and Innovation Ministers in the Old Library
European Research and Innovation Ministers and policy makers visited Trinity College Dublin this week to visit the Long Room and view the Book of Kells, the exquisite medieval manuscript housed in Trinity's Old Library.
23 Jul 2026
Innovation, Research, Society