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reykjavik
'It's been a bit taboo ... but it attracts people': Inside the world's biggest penis museum
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Cryonics
What are the implications of freezing your body after you die?
18 Nov 2016
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Cryonics
Girl who died of cancer won the right to have her body frozen
18 Nov 2016
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great outdoors
Man who fell into Yellowstone hot spring "dissolved" in acidic boiling waters
17 Nov 2016
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FactCheck
FactCheck: Is Denis Naughten right about the deaths caused by air pollution in Ireland?
16 Nov 2016
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cosmic ballet goes on
The supermoon is still over Ireland - here's how it looked last night
16 Nov 2016
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spellbinding
Pictures: Here's how the supermoon looked over Ireland last night
15 Nov 2016
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Supermoon
As the moon rises over Ireland at 5pm, it will be the biggest it's been in 68 years
14 Nov 2016
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scorched earth
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14 Nov 2016
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Einstein
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14 Nov 2016
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Appy Dreams
Your smartphone could be making your sleep worse
13 Nov 2016
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Science
Dublin firm's technology used in new device that cured paralysis in monkeys
12 Nov 2016
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dirty air
Three people die every day due to the state of the Irish environment - study
8 Nov 2016
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wire to wire
Seventy years ago today, the social history of Ireland began changing forever
5 Nov 2016
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FactCheck
FactCheck: Was damage to the ozone layer caused by nuclear testing?
2 Nov 2016
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put the phone down
Using your smartphone at night could make you temporarily blind
1 Nov 2016
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Breakthrough
Irish researchers discover potential new way to treat one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer
31 Oct 2016
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evening fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
30 Oct 2016
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Soyuz craft
"Landing has taken place!": Three astronauts return to earth after 115 days in space
30 Oct 2016
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Babies should sleep in same room as parents to reduce risk of death - doctors
29 Oct 2016
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bat team
Irish plastic surgeon and bat expert have teamed up to find the cause of cleft palate in humans
25 Oct 2016
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
22 Oct 2016
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Healthy Soda
Pepsi wants to make its offerings healthier
22 Oct 2016
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endocrine system
Health costs associated with pesticides 10 times higher in EU than in US
22 Oct 2016
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Dental Plan
Scared of the dentist? It's in your genes
22 Oct 2016
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Healthy Ireland Survey
Almost one in every four Irish adults smokes - and the numbers aren't falling
20 Oct 2016
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going going gone
Humans are hunting 300 mammal species to the brink of extinction for meat, says new global report
19 Oct 2016
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AB positive
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service says it is running low on blood
18 Oct 2016
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Mother's Milk
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18 Oct 2016
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splash and bubbles
The creators of the Muppets want this cartoon to help kids save the planet
17 Oct 2016
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Treatment
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17 Oct 2016
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Opinion
'The line between good and bad people can be thinner than you think'
Ian Gargan
17 Oct 2016
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delving deep
DNA is helping Irish people find their ancestors from centuries ago
16 Oct 2016
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Rwanda's Zips
'The land of a thousand hills' is now using drones to deliver medicine
16 Oct 2016
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Super Rat
Why does the naked mole rat feel no pain and not get cancer?
16 Oct 2016
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hostile landscape
Tom Crean's granddaughter breaks leg in bid to recreate explorer's arduous island trek
15 Oct 2016
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Close encounter
"I believe that there are other species": John Halligan was asked about aliens on the Late Late
15 Oct 2016
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Welcome to AArhus
Danish people are all really, really alike
15 Oct 2016
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Sugar Tax
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15 Oct 2016
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World Obesity Day
Over a third of young people drink sugary drinks most days of the week
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