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Science

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SIDS
Researchers find potential genetic link to cot death
29 Mar 2018
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They grow so fast
20 years since it hit the shelves, the HSE spends €500,000 on Viagra for Irish men
27 Mar 2018
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speed of sound
China's building the world's fastest wind tunnel to test planes ... and possibly missiles
25 Mar 2018
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sustainable pint
American scientists have come up with a DNA-edited craft beer that doesn't need hops
24 Mar 2018
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Vaccinations
Third vaccine dose may be needed to stop people getting mumps in their 30s
24 Mar 2018
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The Lancet
Breakthrough could lead to treatment that would delay progression of advanced MS
23 Mar 2018
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ocean rescue
Pacific dump of plastic waste is now bigger than France, Germany and Spain combined
23 Mar 2018
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Myth Busted
Researchers solve the mystery of 'alien' skeleton found 15 years ago
22 Mar 2018
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Investigation
Dashcam footage released of Uber self-driving car fatally hitting pedestrian
22 Mar 2018
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Cambridge Analytica
Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner "following up" with Facebook over Cambridge Analytica
20 Mar 2018
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Going Green
Latte levy and reusable cup discounts could reduce our plastic cup waste by 250,000 a day
19 Mar 2018
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RIP
'What a remarkable life': World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died aged 76
14 Mar 2018
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Future Focus
A nice insect casserole with 3D-printed dessert: The future of your weeknight dinner
11 Mar 2018
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Filling up
Japanese car companies come together to build hydrogen stations
11 Mar 2018
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Unprecedented
High Court rules that teenager's HIV need not be disclosed to young woman
10 Mar 2018
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zinbryta
MS drug pulled from Irish and EU market after 12 patients worldwide suffer 'serious brain disorders'
8 Mar 2018
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Addiction
A 'wonder drug' used to treat alcoholism may not be as effective as previously thought
4 Mar 2018
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it's in the eyes
How your eyes can say if you'll have memory problems in later life
4 Mar 2018
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standing up
Standing at work may not be as beneficial as some say
3 Mar 2018
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Name Game
Who is to blame for the 'Beast from the East'?
27 Feb 2018
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Heart Health
A low-calorie diet with meat could reduce heart attack risk just as much as a vegetarian one
27 Feb 2018
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lost landscapes
'We're going to find out how they lived': Researchers to look under the Irish Sea for evidence of first settlers
24 Feb 2018
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Children
Allergy treatment to prevent severe reactions to peanut could be on the way
20 Feb 2018
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plastic pollution
Most deepwater fish have ingested microplastics, new Irish study finds
19 Feb 2018
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like a duvk
People who wolf down their food could lose weight simply by eating slower
18 Feb 2018
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hiking the mountains
Irish hillwalkers warned about magnets in clothing sending compasses the wrong way
17 Feb 2018
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Science
Transgender woman able to breastfeed in first recorded case
16 Feb 2018
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Flying in the face
14 worms pulled from woman's eye after rare infection
13 Feb 2018
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ancient arachnid
Scientists have discovered a 100 million-year-old spider preserved in amber
11 Feb 2018
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Potential life
Seven planets in Milky Way have water and are potentially 'habitable'
10 Feb 2018
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Fertility
Human eggs grown in lab for first time raise hopes for new fertility treatments
9 Feb 2018
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public record office
Seven centuries of Irish history lost in a fire to be recreated in virtual reality
8 Feb 2018
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delphi
New system will monitor newborns to detect brain injury
7 Feb 2018
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Space Oddity
World's most powerful rocket blasts towards Mars - with Elon Musk's roadster onboard
6 Feb 2018
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crack the code
Bitcoin brain teaser: This cryptic painting just earned someone €40,000
5 Feb 2018
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Research
Why do we trust, or not trust, strangers? The answer is based on those we've previously known
4 Feb 2018
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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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Moon gazing
Everything you need to know about tonight's 'super blue blood moon'
31 Jan 2018
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Imitation games
Listen to these Orca whales imitate human speech
31 Jan 2018
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super-duper moon
A rare 'super blue blood moon' will be visible later - but Ireland won't experience the full effect
31 Jan 2018
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