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Study finds 2 out of 3 mothers gain about 10lb by second pregnancy
Fish-eating spiders exist, and here is horrifying proof
Hard of herring? Not us, say crabs
Rare bumblebee rediscovered in Ireland after 88 years
Uganda tests 'rubber band circumcision' in battle against HIV
More than half of you wash raw chicken and that's really dangerous
Patients with mental illness twice as likely to be victims of homicide
Swarm of earthquakes in Alaska leaves scientists puzzled
Despite what you may have heard, great white sharks are NOT at risk of extinction
UCD scientist awarded €300,000 in international funding for cancer research
Think e-cigarettes are harmful? 37% of Irish people believe they are
Hey, that's us! Astronaut tweets shot of a (mostly) cloudless Ireland
New drug is "a complete paradigm shift" in cancer treatment
Partial to a bit of betting? It's probably in your genes...
The World Cup helps prove the Birthday Paradox
Astronauts on the International Space Station are finally getting an espresso machine
So it turns out that dinosaurs were neither warm nor cold blooded
After 7 years and almost €7 million, super banana will face its first human trial
16 optical illusions that will melt your brain like an ice-pop
Where do all the cool kids go?
Global Wind Day: Wind meeting 2% more electricty demand than last year
This lovely flower is getting sheep high...and then killing them
Herpes infected humans before we had even evolved into humans
Two scientists spent six hours locked in a public toilet in the name of research
Move over NASA. Pilots are pretty good at dramatic selfies as well
An American company is now selling a bulletproof blanket to kids
The transport watchdog is worried about car-sharing app Wundercar - should you be?
The scientific reason your earphones always get tangled
Take a look at the big, beautiful Friday 13 moon
Today is a full moon on Friday the 13th - does that mean anything?
How to tackle male obesity? Laughter, diet and being around other men
Trinity College astrophysicists want you to play 'Hot or Not' with sunspots
People who say 'you know' and 'like' are, like, surprisingly thoughtful
This is NASA's warp drive spaceship that could make interstellar travel a reality
Eating too much red meat could increase your risk of breast cancer
Using general anaesthetic on infants could harm their memory for life - study
Fish with protective parents (like Nemo) are more likely to evolve into new species
Cancer, radar and transport college projects among those sharing €1.7mn Government funding
How to erase a memory - and restore it
This condom is tougher, more sensitive and funded by Bill Gates