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Radio head: Heinrich Rudolf Hertz gets his own Google Doodle
NUIG researchers discover enzyme linked with Huntington’s disease mutation
New ‘waterworld’ planet revealed by Hubble
Irish scientists find potential new treatment for smoking-related diseases
Dieticians revise calorie calculations: it's now twice as tough to lose weight
Boy, 5, lives as girl in one of youngest cases of Gender Identity Disorder
'Test tube' hamburger could be served later this year
There's a $5m lump of moon rock in a dump in Finglas
WHO delays decision on releasing new bird flu research
Goats "have accents"
Turmeric can reduce Alzheimer risk, says new research
The International Space Station flies across Ireland tonight
Babies can understand meaning of words from 6 months - study
"Broken hearts" could be healed with stem cells
Gallery: Dramatic images of our nearest star
NASA planning 'orbiting lab' space communications project
Back up, guys: Obama shoots a marshmallow from a cannon in the White House
Scientists find evidence of ancient ocean on Mars
In pictures: the Wright Brothers' album of early flying machines
Rise in sexual activity leads to increase in STIs among elderly
Social media can be harder to resist than cigarettes - study
VIDEO: Blind and paralysed Irish adventurer 'walks' with robotic legs
'Deep brain stimulation' technique could arrive in Ireland
What do you mean you missed it? An asteroid just flew past Earth
Explainer: Can a solar storm cause any damage?
Modern racehorses all share 'speed gene' from one common ancestor - study
Irish scientists make ‘important discovery’ on lung cancer
'Babies with three parents' may only be three years away
What does the discerning gentleman collect?
Monkey long-believed to be extinct discovered in Indonesia
€670m satellite to be named after Swords boy Adam, 10
Mystery Moroccan rocks 'fell from Mars', say scientists
New house fly to be named after Beyoncé
TED2012: The ideas you should hear this year
‘Many-body problem’ simulation wins Young Scientist crown
Scientists harness hormones to create 'super-soldier' ants
Chinese study points to possibility of 'internet addiction'
Do beer goggles really exist?
Can't get harder than this: Sudoku puzzles must have 17 clues
Live in the north-east? Start looking for some meteorites