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Science

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Emotions
What makes someone go from being hungry to hangry? Scientists may have found out
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Bumble-BEEHAVE
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Kilauea
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Invisible
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Science
Are you neurotic? Then you're at a higher risk of dying sooner
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on fleek
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Lancet
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interstitium
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RIP
Funeral of Stephen Hawking takes place in Cambridge
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Dementia
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Vaccinations
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24 Mar 2018
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it's in the eyes
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Climate Change
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3 Mar 2018
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feel the power
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2 Mar 2018
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lost landscapes
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24 Feb 2018
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Study
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Science
Transgender woman able to breastfeed in first recorded case
16 Feb 2018
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Science
Study finds possible link between cancer and ultra-processed foods like TV dinners
15 Feb 2018
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Lancet
Single dads at higher risk of premature death than single mothers or couples - study
14 Feb 2018
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'Love is a drug', 'rose-tinted glasses': Here's the science behind falling for someone
14 Feb 2018
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10th anniversary
A decade of innovation: How Science Gallery Dublin transformed into a global success
10 Feb 2018
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cheddar man
First Irish populations had dark skin similar to Cheddar Man, DNA research suggests
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wine o'clock
A little bit of wine can help 'clean the mind', scientists say
2 Feb 2018
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super-duper moon
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31 Jan 2018
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Dementia
Irish researchers looking to develop wearable device for dementia patients who wander
23 Jan 2018
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Monkey Business
Using monkeys and apes in film and TV is 'misleading' millions of viewers
21 Jan 2018
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way back west
A fossilised starfish found in the Connemara mountains is an incredible 435 million years old
19 Jan 2018
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BT Young Scientist
'You can't stop a student from competing because their mother is a scientist'
17 Jan 2018
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Ibuprofen
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be careful
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British Medical Journal
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2018 exhibition
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1 Jan 2018
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btyse
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Science Gallery
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Labs
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