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Chinese study points to possibility of 'internet addiction'
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US asks science journals to censor studies on man-made bird flu
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Russian spacecraft set to crash back to Earth next month
Google donates €1million to Ireland's Science Gallery
Microsoft co-founder announces plans for commercial space travel
Explainer: So what's this Higgs boson thing all about?
No definitive proof but 'intriguing hints' of existence of 'God particle'
CERN scientists set to announce outcome of 'God particle' experiment
Ireland develops world's first 3D surface anatomy guide
NASA's Voyager 1 in "cosmic purgatory" and preparing to leave solar system
Researchers release images detailing glacier's rapid retreat in Chile
'New Earth' found in distant solar system
Proven – men DON’T think about sex every few seconds
EU-funded researchers make breakthrough on robotic brain surgery