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Science

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Global Warming
Record temperatures as the North Pole gets a heatwave for Christmas
24 Dec 2016
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next month's weather
Fake weather: Evelyn Cusack on long-range forecasters, and why you shouldn't trust them
22 Dec 2016
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lurkers
It's official - Facebook makes you miserable, according to new research
22 Dec 2016
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Henry Heimlich
The man who invented the Heimlich manoeuvre has died aged 96
18 Dec 2016
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Dublin Buddhist Centre
Vegetarianism, communal living and 'plenty of craic': How do Irish Buddhists live?
18 Dec 2016
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H5N8
Farmers urged to check flocks after outbreak of bird flu in England
17 Dec 2016
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Are you worried about the spread of fake news?
17 Dec 2016
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The Pill
Taking the pill won't curb sex drive says a new study
16 Dec 2016
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Fatal
The risk of dying of cancer is significantly higher among Irish men than Irish women
15 Dec 2016
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an awesome wave
UN says the highest recorded wave has taken place in the North Atlantic
14 Dec 2016
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human behaviour
Tests on toddlers 'can show who's likely to end up behind bars'
14 Dec 2016
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in the sewer
These are the European cities that use the most drugs (based on their toilet water)
13 Dec 2016
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Slightly smaller
Stargazers rejoice: There's another supermoon on the way
11 Dec 2016
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regulation
When politicians support cannabis-based medicines they're supporting medicine, not cannabis
10 Dec 2016
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they do move in herds
For the first time ever, a dinosaur tail has been found encased in amber
9 Dec 2016
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clearout
The River Shannon is in for a major dredging
9 Dec 2016
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viability
Catholic Church claims some unborn babies are 'spoken of as if they were as good as dead'
9 Dec 2016
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orchids
Over 100 native Irish plants are endangered, including these well-known favourites
9 Dec 2016
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Fossil Fuels
Trump defends appointing a climate sceptic and a fast food boss to his Cabinet
9 Dec 2016
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G-putty
Irish scientists mix silly putty with graphene to create ultra-sensitive health sensors
9 Dec 2016
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Jobswatch
Jobs boost for Limerick as medtech company announces 100 new posts
9 Dec 2016
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godspeed
American hero and pioneering astronaut John Glenn dies aged 95
8 Dec 2016
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Slurry
Over 1,200 dead fish found along important spawning river in Cork
8 Dec 2016
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78.8 years
Life expectancy drops in the US for the first time in decades
8 Dec 2016
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Decoding Cancer
500 people die of alcohol-related cancer in Ireland every year
8 Dec 2016
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Azores
The mild December weather broke temperature records at Phoenix Park today
7 Dec 2016
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long day eh?
Days on Earth are getting longer (very, very slowly)
7 Dec 2016
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death predictor
Medics 'can calculate the likelihood of your death' based on new research
7 Dec 2016
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microtears
People who shave, wax or trim their pubic hair are at a higher risk of catching an STI
6 Dec 2016
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on the hunt
US hunter 'paid substantial sum' for licence to shoot rare red deer in Killarney
5 Dec 2016
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Australia
Man who hiked price of HIV drug mocks schoolkids for recreating medicine in lab
2 Dec 2016
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Apocalypse Soon
'What is the thing that will wipe us out?' The Dublin Science Gallery is addressing some big questions
2 Dec 2016
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Titanic II
China is building a full-size replica of the Titanic
1 Dec 2016
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medical reasons
Concern for Buzz Aldrin's health as he is evacuated from South Pole
1 Dec 2016
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Watering Wicklow
Irish Water to pump €200 million into plant to avoid undrinkable water
30 Nov 2016
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vitamin c
Poor diets are causing scurvy to make a comeback in Australia
29 Nov 2016
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Meteorite
Did you see an 'extremely bright' fireball blaze across the sky last night? Lots of people did
24 Nov 2016
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the farm
European Investment Bank to invest €100 million in UCC and €70 million in Trinity
24 Nov 2016
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Japan
'The fear that I felt almost six years ago came back': Relief as tsunami warning lifted in Japan
22 Nov 2016
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new research
Leprosy found in Irish red squirrels
19 Nov 2016
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