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Science

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‘It’s like the Wild West’: An FBI-hunted hacker says future cyber attacks could target your toaster
10 Jan 2018
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Disease
Study shows humans can spot a sick person on a photo just two hours after they were infected with a germ
7 Jan 2018
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be careful
More common than you think: The potentially fatal consequences of swallowing a toothpick
6 Jan 2018
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magnesium overdose
73-year-old man with kidney disease almost died after taking milk of magnesia for constipation
6 Jan 2018
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British Medical Journal
Man developed chronic hepatitis after drinking 4-5 energy drinks a day for 3 weeks
6 Jan 2018
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all thumbs
An addiction to video games is to be classified as a disease
5 Jan 2018
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HSE
There are more quitters than smokers in Ireland
3 Jan 2018
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hel-mate
This Young Scientist project could help spot concussion injuries during sport
1 Jan 2018
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tremors
Scientists are warning of an increase in powerful earthquakes this year
1 Jan 2018
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Smoking bans
Smoking bans make married people happier than anyone else
31 Dec 2017
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No mind's eye
'I don't hear anything or see anything in my head': Aphantasia... A life without mental images
30 Dec 2017
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life in plastic
Plastic rubbish is killing hundreds of turtles every year
30 Dec 2017
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Travel
9 stunning destinations from National Geographic's best winter trips
29 Dec 2017
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baby boomers
Irish people are more fertile than almost all of our European peers
28 Dec 2017
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'tis the season
People are more interested in sex around Christmas (according to their web searches)
27 Dec 2017
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rain or shine
Inside Met Éireann: How forecasters decode Ireland's weather
25 Dec 2017
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What the...
'A UFO?' - SpaceX rocket launch puzzles Californians as it streams into space
23 Dec 2017
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Scientific Study
How do different types of alcoholic drinks affect emotions?
22 Dec 2017
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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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Neuroscience
There may be a link between hearing loss and dementia - Trinity study
14 Dec 2017
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Life on Mars
Made of 'tuff' stuff: Why this new island that rose from the ashes in Tonga is here to stay
13 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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to boldly go
Trump signs order to send astronauts to the moon, to Mars and 'perhaps many worlds beyond'
11 Dec 2017
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avocado hand
Woman presents to Dublin hospital after slicing through her hand cutting an avocado
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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The Future
Scientists develop 3D printed 'living tattoo' that responds to its surroundings
9 Dec 2017
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under the snow
Russia has built a huge natural gas plant in the middle of the Arctic
8 Dec 2017
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Heart Attack
New heart failure trial 'would reduce trolleys in emergency departments by a third'
7 Dec 2017
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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
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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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Abominable Snowman
New report reveals bear facts about the Yeti
2 Dec 2017
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2018 launch
'We want to connect and surprise': Dublin's Science Gallery has some big plans for 2018
2 Dec 2017
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Men's Health
Baldness and premature greying linked to increased risk of early heart disease in men
2 Dec 2017
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in for a shell shock
At 185 years old, 'the world's oldest land animal' is about to get a lot busier
28 Nov 2017
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glyphosate
'A reality check for science': Controversial weedkiller gets five-year licence extension from the EU
27 Nov 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
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Eirsat-1
Ireland's first ever satellite could blast off as early as 2019 (and it might even have a little flag)
26 Nov 2017
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stumbling blocks
Arlene Foster says Sinn Féin's 'glorification of terrorism' isn't helpful
21 Nov 2017
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