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Science

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Medical Marvel
Woman who received controversial womb transplant gives birth to baby boy
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BadUSB
Hackers have figured out a major security flaw in USB sticks
3 Oct 2014
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Health
A second child "cured" of HIV has relapsed
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Breakthrough
A new drug could help families fight bad cholesterol
2 Oct 2014
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Breakthrough
Could depression soon be diagnosed through a blood test?
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Infectious Diseases
Most countries could miss their Milliennium Goals for decreasing child mortality rates
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hot swapping
Google's modular phone will allow you to swap hardware while it's running
30 Sep 2014
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forensics
'DNA is sexy' but dental records most useful for identifying bodies
29 Sep 2014
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Sniffles
Why don't we have a cure for the common cold?
28 Sep 2014
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Pacific Ring of Fire
Amazing video captured by Japanese hikers running for cover as volcano erupts
27 Sep 2014
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tomorrow today
These are the tech tools every SME should know about for the future
27 Sep 2014
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Award
Meet the award-winning Irish teens who could help solve world hunger
27 Sep 2014
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intergalactic
To infinity and Limerick: LIT experiment lands on International Space Station
24 Sep 2014
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Facebook plans to start testing its WiFi drones next year
24 Sep 2014
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Outbreak
Number of Ebola cases could hit 20,000 within weeks
23 Sep 2014
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that's cold guys
New York police arrest protesting polar bear* ahead of UN climate talks
23 Sep 2014
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Climate Change
Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Gore are at the UN Climate Summit but China and India are no shows
23 Sep 2014
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nearest neighbour
After hitting the brakes from 10,000 mph, Nasa's newest Mars orbiter is circling the red planet
22 Sep 2014
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Bamboozling
Edinburgh Zoo's panda is "no longer pregnant"
22 Sep 2014
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Crescent Bay
Oculus Rift takes a step closer to release with new prototype headset
22 Sep 2014
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Out of this World
Here's why you really should be following the International Space Station online
21 Sep 2014
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Awareness
'You could have lung disease, but won't notice if your only exercise is shopping'
21 Sep 2014
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brick by brick
We now pronounce you Lego man and wife
20 Sep 2014
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Collateral Damage
Another look at how alcohol can be more dangerous than heroin
20 Sep 2014
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global concern
Opinion: Are these questions about climate change preventing you from taking action?
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19 Sep 2014
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Space race
'It's not like Star Trek': This is a big weekend for NASA's plans to land a human on Mars
19 Sep 2014
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About 17 Million of them
There could be 11 BILLION people on earth by 2100
18 Sep 2014
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csi leicester
Scientists use modern forensics to find out which gory wound killed this English king
17 Sep 2014
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us flight
Boeing and SpaceX to build new spacecraft for ISS astronauts
16 Sep 2014
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Damn Nature You Scary
This colossal squid is absolutely massive and slightly terrifying
16 Sep 2014
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Flexibility
Researchers develop robot arm that can move like a snake
16 Sep 2014
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The Brain
A woman was missing part of her brain for 24 years - and nobody noticed
16 Sep 2014
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went swimmingly
Goldfish recovering after undergoing high risk brain surgery
16 Sep 2014
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THERAPY
Irish cancer study reaches 'the Oscars of the radiation oncology world'
16 Sep 2014
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pass the cheese
People who eat high-fat dairy foods less likely to develop type 2 diabetes
16 Sep 2014
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Discovery
Danish archaeologists uncover ringed Viking fortress for first time in 60 years
16 Sep 2014
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Lovely Bones
Skeletons found in a Portuguese mass grave belonged to African slaves
15 Sep 2014
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Creation
A fridge that monitors medicines takes top prize in Ireland's first hardware hackathon
15 Sep 2014
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Breakthrough
New treatment could drop recurrence by half for some lung cancer sufferers
15 Sep 2014
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Bad Blood
Scientists unveil magnetic gadget that can strip toxins out of blood
14 Sep 2014
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