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This satirical sci-fi film predicted a lot of today's technology
Debunked: Does knuckle-cracking cause arthritis?
The new space race, and the startups looking to profit from it
Photos: These dogs can smell ovarian cancer
Deadly MERS virus may be spread by camels
Study: Your dog yawns with you because they love you
Video: This is what it looks like to rocket away from Earth
Pics: This is the world’s first test tube burger
Adding iodine to salt is making Americans smarter
Debunked: Do you really eat a dozen spiders in your sleep every year?
Scientists: This hot weather might make you violent
Researchers discover how the brain 'learns' cocaine addiction
There's no link between tiredness and how much sleep you get
Irishman's mood monitoring app wins US award
Monogamy evolved so fathers could protect kids being killed by rivals
Sex after a heart attack? Docs give new guidelines
Russian cargo ship docks successfully at International Space Station
Spanish dig seeks prehistoric ancestors of Europeans
This is what earth looks like from Saturn, 1.44 billion km away
Study finds dolphins use names to call each other
People with epilepsy 11 times more likely to die prematurely
Is sex addiction the real deal?
Female mammals can choose the sex of their offspring by controlling sperm
100 brush strokes a day will actually make your hair fall out
Finglas student bids to become first Irish man in space
Fireworks in the US have shrunk over decades
Stainless steel: 100 years rust-free
Here's what electromagnetic force field from a laptop looks like
A German company has created a way to beam ads into your brain
We wish we'd never heard of these apps
A return to the Moon could be hampered by... dust
Marrying your first cousin can double the risk of birth defects in your babies
Good news, women: RCSI finds oestrogen cuts risk of liver and heart disease
High-tech tombstones let loved ones 'live on'
How some tech companies use numbers to make eye-popping claims
Artist can create your portrait from a single hair off your head
How your knife and fork can affect how your food tastes
UK government clears plans to allow 'babies with three parents'
Some foods may be addictive - science
Weird Wide Web: Tofu-loving robots, Quantified Selves, and an antisocial network