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Science

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Scientific Study
How do different types of alcoholic drinks affect emotions?
22 Dec 2017
51.4k
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Study
Vampire bat rabies kills hundreds of cows a year as it spreads across Peru
22 Dec 2017
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crouch bind set
An ancient New Zealand penguin roughly the same size as Brian O'Driscoll has just been discovered
16 Dec 2017
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Medicine
A huge breakthrough has been made that could stop the devastating Huntington’s disease
11 Dec 2017
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brain activity
This is why you can't always stop something you've already started doing
10 Dec 2017
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9
The Future
Scientists develop 3D printed 'living tattoo' that responds to its surroundings
9 Dec 2017
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23
column
'Like the Trump White House, we don't have an independent scientific adviser'
James Lawless
9 Dec 2017
7.9k
20
dental research
Irish research links bacteria to pre-oral cancer growth
9 Dec 2017
17.8k
9
Relic
Scientists discover that a bone fragment from 343AD 'could belong to Santa'
6 Dec 2017
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28
paleoart
Scientists have managed to recreate exactly what this fluffy, toothy dinosaur looked like
3 Dec 2017
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Evolution
Prehistoric women crushing grain into flour were stronger than today's Olympic standard rowers
3 Dec 2017
20.3k
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earlobe
Why do your ears hang low? New research shows the answer to that question can be very complicated
3 Dec 2017
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10
Abominable Snowman
New report reveals bear facts about the Yeti
2 Dec 2017
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49
2018 launch
'We want to connect and surprise': Dublin's Science Gallery has some big plans for 2018
2 Dec 2017
8.2k
7
Men's Health
Baldness and premature greying linked to increased risk of early heart disease in men
2 Dec 2017
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closing the gap
Government aims to boost the number of girls doing maths and science in the Leaving Cert
27 Nov 2017
9.8k
72
Heart Attack
Good news: Sexual activity is very rarely heart-stopping
12 Nov 2017
27.0k
47
science week
Can flying kites teach you about science? These guys think so
12 Nov 2017
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clever ewe
Sheep can recognise Barack Obama and Emma Watson's faces from photographs
12 Nov 2017
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genetic mechanism
Why is it so hard to quit smoking? Tiny worms may have the answers
12 Nov 2017
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15
science of confidence
Dry mouth, sweaty hands: Why do people hate public speaking?
11 Nov 2017
20.0k
18
gender divide
Stop breathing in a public place? If you're a man you're far more likely to receive CPR
11 Nov 2017
19.5k
80
Weather Live
RTÉ is going to be airing a three-day live television event ...all about the weather
9 Nov 2017
17.7k
50
Laos
'Maternity leave' compensation system could help increase elephant population
5 Nov 2017
11.3k
3
singalong
Birds may learn new songs in similar way to how children learn new language
4 Nov 2017
6.5k
5
Research
New species of orangutan discovered in Indonesia - but it's already endangered
2 Nov 2017
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20
Egypt
Scientists discover secret chamber the size of a passenger plane inside Great Pyramid
2 Nov 2017
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Brain
How finding out when neurons are born could unlock the key to understanding the brain
29 Oct 2017
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10
misconception
Almost half of people with food allergies develop them in adulthood - US study
28 Oct 2017
11.9k
20
Here's Johnny
'Fear is an essential part of who we are': Here's why people watch horror films
28 Oct 2017
10.6k
24
illicit encounters
Want to have more sex? Smoke more marijuana *
27 Oct 2017
19.8k
48
Research
Whales and dolphins have tight-knit social groups and 'human-like' cultures and societies
17 Oct 2017
7.5k
11
in the name of science
'Severe' experiments on live animals increased in Ireland last year
12 Oct 2017
14.9k
38
Tick tock
Time out: Dangers of disrupting your body clock
8 Oct 2017
27.4k
14
nui galway
False widow spiders have invaded Ireland over the past 20 years, but what are the symptoms of a bite?
5 Oct 2017
64.3k
35
Cry me a river
Irish scientists can now produce electricity from tears
2 Oct 2017
9.3k
23
Europe
Increase in rate of HIV cases in Irish people aged over 50
27 Sep 2017
12.2k
23
Brain
Sexual and aggressive impulses overlap in male animal brains, but not in females - study
23 Sep 2017
17.5k
54
Pollution
Diesel emissions may be responsible for 5,000 deaths in Europe every year
18 Sep 2017
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column
From North Wall to Trinity: 'My story is not unique - I've made it to college after putting the work in'
Alex Fay
17 Sep 2017
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