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Science

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Monday Round-up
We'll Leave It There So: McGregor's a 'son of a bitch', van Gaal's 'scum' and all today's sport
30 Mar 2015
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in bloom
Sunny side up for spring! How to get a pop of colour with daffodils
Kevin Dennis
30 Mar 2015
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Opinion
These hidden sugars in 'healthy' foods could be harming your child's teeth
Anne Twomey
30 Mar 2015
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so hot right now
Here's the most beautiful man and woman in the world...
30 Mar 2015
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Dirty water
An Athlone company is helping solve a big problem for the world's growing population
29 Mar 2015
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At last... A solution to that age-old ketchup-from-a-bottle problem
29 Mar 2015
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the big questions
The truth about how often you should wash your hair, according to science
28 Mar 2015
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daw
It's time you met the Sparklemuffin spider
28 Mar 2015
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jealousy
Snapchat is worse for your relationship than Facebook
28 Mar 2015
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who ya gonna call?
An Irish product that predicts when a cow will give birth is about to make it big time (oh, and it's called Moocall)
28 Mar 2015
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distant beauty
A decade of observing Earth from space has given us these breathtaking views
28 Mar 2015
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risk detection
Could you have a stroke in the next 10 years? Where you live could have a lot to do with it...
26 Mar 2015
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womp
Dubstep could help revolutionise firefighting
25 Mar 2015
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Development
These scans show the harmful effects of smoking on unborn babies
24 Mar 2015
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sucking your blood
Another reason to fear climate change: Disease carrying mosquitoes
23 Mar 2015
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weird weather
It's tornado season in the States but (weirdly) there are no tornadoes
23 Mar 2015
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Opinion
Gay men still can't donate blood in Ireland – it's not only unfair, it's illogical
Lorraine Courtney
22 Mar 2015
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Wonders of the World
Archaeology has had an amazing month: Here are 7 of the most exciting discoveries
22 Mar 2015
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rawr
Check out these beautiful, super-rare photos of mountain lions up close
22 Mar 2015
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Better late than never
The English 'car park king' is finally being given a royal burial (but not a Catholic one)
22 Mar 2015
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sunlight is back
These new skyscrapers won't cast shadows on the streets below
21 Mar 2015
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mother nature
A 'supertide' has turned this French monastery into an island
21 Mar 2015
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pika
Extremely rare (and cute) animal photographed for the first time in 20 years
21 Mar 2015
46.7k
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into the blue
Above the clouds: These eclipse photos from the Irish Air Corps are pretty breathtaking
20 Mar 2015
46.5k
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you think the Mars One project will succeed?
20 Mar 2015
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45
Solar Flair
What is a solar eclipse and why is one happening tomorrow?
19 Mar 2015
33.3k
52
no spin zone
Poll: Should more be done to develop renewable energy in Ireland?
19 Mar 2015
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Mars none
Irish scientist kicked out of Mars mission for saying the mission is "hopelessly flawed"
19 Mar 2015
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power out
Could the solar eclipse cause blackouts in Ireland?
19 Mar 2015
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Criticism
Does anybody actually care about science?
18 Mar 2015
14.1k
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feeding time
The longer kids are breastfed for, the more they earn when they start working
18 Mar 2015
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97
space nicety
Thank you, ISS astronaut, for the greenest pic of Ireland today
17 Mar 2015
68.1k
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Burj Khalifa
Watch an eagle-eyed view of what it's like to fly from the world's tallest building
15 Mar 2015
21.3k
15
deep pockets
Hollywood is chipping in to help find 'the world's loneliest whale'
14 Mar 2015
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PI DAY
Today's date is pretty special
14 Mar 2015
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return to full function
World's first successful long-term penis transplant has been carried out
13 Mar 2015
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Diabetes
Parents and children freed from 15 injection-a-day regime
12 Mar 2015
15.4k
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The drugs don't work
Why are ecstasy, magic mushrooms, and other drugs all legal tonight and tomorrow?
10 Mar 2015
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hitting the high notes
Time to say goodbye: Sarah Brightman is the next €48m space tourist
10 Mar 2015
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gnashers
Want to keep your teeth into old age? Drink up that fluoridated water
10 Mar 2015
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