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Science

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hiking the mountains
Irish hillwalkers warned about magnets in clothing sending compasses the wrong way
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Flying in the face
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ancient arachnid
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Potential life
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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
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Space Oddity
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crack the code
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Research
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wine o'clock
A little bit of wine can help 'clean the mind', scientists say
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Moon gazing
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Imitation games
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31 Jan 2018
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super-duper moon
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31 Jan 2018
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Sucking diesel
Volkswagen suspends lobbyist after reports researchers made monkeys inhale diesel fumes
30 Jan 2018
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Israel
These Israeli teeth show modern humans left Africa 100,000 years earlier than thought
28 Jan 2018
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Medical Research
Ethical questions raised after these monkeys were cloned in China
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bmj study
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25 Jan 2018
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alternative treatment
Pharmaceutical cannabis could reduce sudden falls for people with treatment-resistant epilepsy
25 Jan 2018
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dean swift
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24 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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fighting back
The 1918 pandemic killed millions - Now scientists are trying to design a stronger flu shot to prevent a repeat
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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grow up
Scientists say adolescence now lasts until the age of 24
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Don't sweat it
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19 Jan 2018
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feeling hot hot hot
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18 Jan 2018
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Stormy McStormface
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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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Young Scientist
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14 Jan 2018
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Young Scientist
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13 Jan 2018
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Get Out
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13 Jan 2018
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Young Scientist
'Hopefully projects like these will inspire more young scientists'
13 Jan 2018
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mars ice
Scientists have discovered glaciers buried deep on the surface of Mars
13 Jan 2018
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BTYSTE
Cork teenager wins BT Young Scientist after discovering blackberry antibiotic in his back garden
12 Jan 2018
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Parenting
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12 Jan 2018
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that's bananas
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11 Jan 2018
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animal testing
Effect of new medicine in animal studies was "misrepresented" to get funding for human trials
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to boldly grow
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