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794 people die each year in Europe from sunbed-induced skin cancer - research
First US woman astronaut in space dies aged 61
Modern humans a 'greater threat' to Neanderthals than natural disasters
New technology will make your car clean itself
US regulators approve first daily anti-HIV drug
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Teen girls on pill at risk of high blood pressure
Rare gene mutation might defend against Alzheimer's disease
Hubble telescope spots fifth moon near Pluto
Caribbean parasite named after Bob Marley
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Ireland to become Nasa's first international research partner
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Kapow! Physicists find chink in the Batsuit
How NASA saw the Earth from space in June
Out of This World Pic of the Day
CERN head scientist adds another date to Dublin visit this month
HIV home test approved by US Food and Drug Administration
Mermaids don't exist: official line from US government
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Scientists move closer to development of synthetic organs
US atom-smasher 'strongly' hints at finding Higgs boson
Definition of 'premature' should be reconsidered - report
In photos: NASA's aeronautical research centre as it was in the 1920s
Is CERN about to announce some big news about the Higgs boson?
Google glasses take a dive
This 'Rock, paper, scissors' robot will beat you every time
Is NASA's Voyager about to leave the solar system?
People think more rationally in a foreign language
Could these be the airplane seats of the future?
European Commission takes down 'patronising' video of girls in science
Unborn baby has tumour removed through groundbreaking in utero surgery
Spanish physicists reckon time is (literally) going to grind to a halt
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Ecstasy could be legalised, suggests top Canadian health official
In pictures: Oldest cave paintings 'may not have been made by modern man'
NASA refines Mars landing – but brings it closer to dangerous landing zone
CERN admits: Einstein was right - neutrinos don't travel faster than light