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Science

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"A real breakthrough": Study finds exercise will effectively fight heart disease in diabetics
Researchers recreate natural sunlight in indoor locations
Get your 5-a-day? That might still not be enough fruit and veg
Column: What does ‘I love you’ mean?
Cristina Soriano
Astronauts' hearts grow rounder in space, finds study
Crows are just as clever as some seven year olds - science
Smoking bans linked with a fall in premature births
Autism begins during pregnancy, says new US study
Study finds no link between economic growth and a fall in childhood undernutrition
Doctors say the best way to curb obesity could be... sleep
The crazy, changeable weather? It's our fault, says the UN
Column: I can’t bear to look into someone's eyes and tell them they will probably die
Dr Jennifer Hughes
An ageing population is going to need a population of robots, engineers say
Sunlight can make this dirty water clean...and save lives
How to sneeze properly
Scientists say a pill could be the cure to jet lag
Can you really stand an egg on end on the day of the vernal equinox?
You can detect almost a trillion more smells than previously thought
IBM supercomputer sets its sights on treating brain cancer
Column: What does this week’s major physics breakthrough actually mean?
Conor Farrell
Researchers develop smart tags which tell you when food goes off
Here is why your veins look blue
This student is building an epic replica of Manhattan inside Minecraft
Drug experts slam reports with 'misleading statistics' on legal high deaths
An 'extremely bright' fireball was spotted over Ireland
Newly-discovered dinosaur was the T Rex of its day*
Michelin Man-style suit can take humans to 1,000 feet under the sea
Amazing photo of a NASA rocket being fired into an aurora
Push-button 'orgasm machine' invented for women
'I nearly fell out of my chair': Irish scientists uncover Einstein's lost theory
Older dads can lead to more problems for kids, study finds
Research has figured out why breastfed babies are so smart
NASA finds 'bonanza' of 715 new planets, but how many could support life?
Column: Is space exploration worth the money?
Conor Farrell
This huge security flaw affects (nearly) all iPhones, iPads, and Apple computers
This research proves dogs make excellent therapists
These five graphs dig into the figures behind wind energy in Ireland
Want €175k? Good news if you're a woman scientist
Here's how a radioactive injection could be avoided when assessing cancer in children
Quarter of miscarriages "could be prevented" by lifestyle changes