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Science

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hot hot heat
We've just had the hottest March since records began
18 Apr 2015
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fatal attraction
Alaskan bear family to be killed because they love the big city too much
17 Apr 2015
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Opinion
Urban Greening: The simple step we can take to beautifully transform our lives
Kevin Dennis
17 Apr 2015
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robot planes
'Hackers could use in-flight TVs to access cockpits'
17 Apr 2015
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drone ship
Video: SpaceX rocket floats down from the sky but is still blown to smithereens
16 Apr 2015
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food science
Japan is going to have one more go at proving its whale kills are scientific
15 Apr 2015
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It Wasn't Me
Two Cavan mushroom pickers got really sick because of bird poop
15 Apr 2015
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reaching for the stars
An Irish company's product will become the closest man-made object to the Sun
15 Apr 2015
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immortality diet
This is the breakfast you should be eating if you want to 'live forever'
15 Apr 2015
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Deeper Underground
This robot just filmed what it's like inside a melted nuclear reactor
14 Apr 2015
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No Plaice for this
Fish and chips could be a thing of the past*
13 Apr 2015
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NASA
It has been 45 years since Apollo 13 had a problem
13 Apr 2015
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Space race
A robot rocket is about to chase the ISS across Irish skies at 17,500 mp/h
13 Apr 2015
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no jab no pay
If Australian parents don't vaccinate their kids, they could miss out on €10k in benefits
13 Apr 2015
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Cold Turkey
Giving up Facebook is hard - but not for the reason you think
12 Apr 2015
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Clean the World
Ever thought about what happens to your used hotel soap?
12 Apr 2015
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they might be giants
Dutch people used to be tiny... so why are they suddenly giants?
11 Apr 2015
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NO Compare
Depressed feelings and spending time on Facebook "go hand in hand"
11 Apr 2015
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clever dog
Study finds dogs can sniff out cancer 98% of the time
11 Apr 2015
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Thou shall hev a fishy
This is what happens when you dump a few goldfish into a lake
11 Apr 2015
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take cover
Ireland could be covered* in sand overnight
10 Apr 2015
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Opinion
Ireland must join CERN – for our economy and our future
Colm Quinn
10 Apr 2015
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Overweight
Obese people less likely to develop dementia
10 Apr 2015
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ANOTHER DRESS
Is this cat going up or down the stairs?
10 Apr 2015
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Heart for Heights
Short people are more likely to have heart disease
8 Apr 2015
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science says
Breast milk probably shouldn't be bought and sold online
7 Apr 2015
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catch some rays
Ireland is falling behind in the solar power race - can we catch up?
6 Apr 2015
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Guess who's back
After two years, the Large Hadron Collider is back in action
5 Apr 2015
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Opinion
What is it like to live with bipolar disorder?
Stephen McWilliams
5 Apr 2015
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Ice Ice Baby
This is what the Earth would look like if all the ice melted
5 Apr 2015
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What's that yolk?
Doctors found this half-pound "egg" inside a man
5 Apr 2015
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Opinion
How do early relationships shape our brains?
Ian Hughes
5 Apr 2015
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Opinion
Look after your eggs – how to improve your natural fertility
Declan Keane
5 Apr 2015
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Monkey Business
These male monkeys like hanging out with the lads
4 Apr 2015
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Different Strokes
Some of your ancestors were fat and some of your ancestors were thin
4 Apr 2015
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wonder material
Light Up! This will be the first product made out of 'wonder material' graphene
4 Apr 2015
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get off the phone
British couples are having less sex - probably because they're on the internet instead
3 Apr 2015
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fighting back
Scientists are developing personalised cancer 'vaccines'
3 Apr 2015
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sweaty betty
An Irish-made perfume smells better the more you sweat
2 Apr 2015
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Spring in your step
This mechanical exoskeleton could help take the effort out of walking
2 Apr 2015
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