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Science

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jurassic shark
Chinese man arrested for allegedly stealing 80 dinosaur eggs
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Medicinal Cannabis
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Addiction
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wave rider
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hostage to tech
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Guaranteed Irish
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Lucky find
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18 Mar 2017
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lighting up
This is the number of 'current smokers' in Ireland today
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the Martian
'Life is left up to you': NUIG researcher delves into her Mars simulation mission
12 Mar 2017
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SADS
Gene that causes sudden death in young people identified
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Snap Happy
Snapchat's parent company is now valued at €32 billion
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Australia
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28 Feb 2017
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Natural Cycles
The first birth control app to be officially approved as a contraceptive uses an age-old method
26 Feb 2017
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the eyes have it
Getting people to care about the environment? It's all in the pupils...
26 Feb 2017
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North Korea
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double it
You need to eat 10 fruit and veg a day to avoid serious illnesses, study says
23 Feb 2017
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the lady is wild
Heavy rain and severe winds expected tonight as Storm Doris nears Ireland
22 Feb 2017
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no joke(r)
Galway mathematicians have found a way of making Batman's cape
19 Feb 2017
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always on
Poll: Do you get dragged into doing work while off-duty?
19 Feb 2017
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de-extinction
We might get to welcome the mammoth back to Earth in a few years time...
19 Feb 2017
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bad medicine
North Korean antics aside, poison has been a hugely popular killing agent through the ages
19 Feb 2017
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Cancer
An Irish med-tech firm has raised over €2m to help cut down on needless chemo
18 Feb 2017
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Research
The Royal College of Surgeons is tackling treatment-resistant tumours
18 Feb 2017
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WC phone home
On the brink of war in 1939, Winston Churchill found the time to write a scientific paper on alien life
18 Feb 2017
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under the sea
Welcome to Zealandia: Scientists reveal 'Earth's hidden continent'
17 Feb 2017
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anti-vaxx
Robert DeNiro backs $100k reward pushed by anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists
16 Feb 2017
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Should vitamin D be added to more foods?
16 Feb 2017
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colds and flu
'First definitive evidence' that taking extra Vitamin D can prevent the flu
16 Feb 2017
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Bangladesh
First female to suffer from 'tree man syndrome' undergoes successful surgery
12 Feb 2017
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Going Viral
'Hearsay on social media' being blamed for falling vaccine rates
12 Feb 2017
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full moon half moon
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10 Feb 2017
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Ten commandments
Cave where priceless Dead Sea Scrolls were kept discovered in Judean desert
9 Feb 2017
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it's in the genes
Just right: Trinity scientists find the 'Goldilocks' genes which cause disease
8 Feb 2017
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Research
Study shows shift work and physically demanding jobs may lower women's fertility
8 Feb 2017
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Quitting
Vaping is 'far safer than smoking'
7 Feb 2017
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not good for you
We can now add 'third hand smoke' to the reasons smoking is dreadful for our health
4 Feb 2017
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Header
Concussion symptoms three times higher in soccer players who head the ball
3 Feb 2017
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Research
Groundbreaking technology allows completely paralysed 'locked-in' patients to communicate
1 Feb 2017
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finding your primate
There's 'Tinder for orangutans' now
31 Jan 2017
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the hole truth
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30 Jan 2017
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