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Science

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Irish cancer research gets a boost with its first ever brain tumour biobank
26 May 2017
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x and y
Newborn girls fare better than boys because of 'genetic advantage'
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Dust in your eyes
Dust from the first moon landing bought for €900 could sell for €3.5 million
24 May 2017
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Hidden gas
460,000 people in Ireland could be exposed to cancer-causing radon
23 May 2017
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Made for Spacewalkin'
'Victory' as astronauts fix power box during critical space walk
23 May 2017
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Breakthrough
Infertility problems in mice solved with 3D-printed ovaries
17 May 2017
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childhood obesity
Children are spending longer in front of a screen and it's putting their health at risk
17 May 2017
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conflicting views
Irish Farmers Journal criticised for 'fake news' editorial on climate change
16 May 2017
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aspen pharma
EU investigates if company increased cancer drug prices by 'several hundred percent'
16 May 2017
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Rio 2016
After a year of fighting the virus, Brazil calls off Zika emergency
12 May 2017
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Ibuprofen
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10 May 2017
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George Lemaitre
Vatican celebrates big bang theory to dispel 'science conflict'
9 May 2017
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screen time
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5 May 2017
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Facebook Live
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3 May 2017
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Getting Out
Want to feel better about life? Get out in nature
1 May 2017
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vaquita
Tiny Mexican porpoise on the brink of extinction can only be saved by captivity
1 May 2017
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So Salty
Cutting out salt may not lower your blood pressure
30 Apr 2017
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very hungry caterpillar
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29 Apr 2017
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live a better life
Challenge 4: Make an app hard to get at
27 Apr 2017
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not so new world
Ancient humans may have reached Americas 100,000 years earlier than previously thought
26 Apr 2017
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BT Young Scientist
It's 'too difficult': Why 40% of students say they didn't study science in college
26 Apr 2017
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landmark review
Belief that saturated fat clogs arteries is 'just plain wrong'
26 Apr 2017
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
23 Apr 2017
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Automatic For The People
Are robots going to take all of our jobs?
23 Apr 2017
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can't you hear them?
A huge number of people hear voices in their head, but it doesn't have to be a bad thing
22 Apr 2017
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artificial sweeteners
One 'diet drink' a day could increase risk of dementia and strokes - seven-year study
21 Apr 2017
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live a better life
The sound sleep guide: Move your phone away from your bed tonight
20 Apr 2017
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2014-JO25
A massive asteroid is going to come 'very close' to Earth today
19 Apr 2017
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bizarre creature
The world's first known giant shipworm wriggles into view in major scientific find
18 Apr 2017
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babycam
New wireless cameras to revolutionise care of premature babies
17 Apr 2017
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Race
People's racial bias begins as babies
16 Apr 2017
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how to quit
Here's the official advice on how to quit smoking (and it doesn't include vaping)
10 Apr 2017
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Neanderthal behaviour
For early humans, cannibalism was about more than just hunger
9 Apr 2017
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blennies
Heroin-like venom from tropical fish could lead to new pain relief
8 Apr 2017
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Donor Card
'I feel more alive and can think clearly': Seven members of Donegal family undergo kidney transplants
6 Apr 2017
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Shot Down
Anger over calls for 50,000 deer to be culled in Wicklow
2 Apr 2017
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miles on the clock
Marathon running could damage your kidneys
2 Apr 2017
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view from ringsend
'I suppose we're f****** stuck with it': The Poolbeg incinerator is starting production
2 Apr 2017
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highly accurate
German Shepherds can detect breast cancer by sniffing bandages
1 Apr 2017
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Cancer
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31 Mar 2017
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