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Watch: NASA's rover blasts into space in search of 'life on Mars'
Limerick scientists discover solution to short battery life on smartphones
Was there ever life on Mars? Nasa set to launch new mission
The most habitable alien planets ranked
Major Aids treatment fund suspends further grants over financial issues
Facebook discovers we are all separated by 4.74 and not six degrees
A cure for insomnia could be on the way
Bionic contact lenses could allow users to read emails
Repeat experiments offer same result: CERN's neutrinos still faster than light
Evidence of 'shallow lakes' found on Jupiter moon Europa
The female orgasm - on video
Astronomy Ireland lecture asks: what happens when the Sun dies?
Russia’s race against time to save Mars moon probe
Did you have phone problems on Thursday night? This might be why
White House forced to deny extra-terrestrial 'cover-up'
Doctor claims he can turn your brown eyes blue
Video, photos: Simulated mission to Mars ends after 520 days of isolation
Even three drinks a week increases breast cancer risk
European Court bans patenting of embryonic stem cells for research
UN calls for an end to solitary confinement as punishment
Hope for medical breakthrough with 'effective' malaria vaccine
Hidden chambers may exist in Newgrange
Marriage reduces a man's risk of dying from cancer - study
Scientists crack genetic code of Black Death plague
The human brain 'rejects' negative thoughts
Wasabi, yawning, and needing to pee: the winners of the 2011 Ig Nobel prizes
Increase in throat cancer caused by virus that can spread from oral sex
Scientists plan ambitious launch of spacecraft bound for the Sun
Obesity or stem cell research could win Nobel Prize
Study shows how Twitter tracks our mood rhythms
Dublin teen scoops top prize at EU Young Scientist competition
Boeing hands over its latest project: the luxury 787 'Dreamliner'
Babies of overweight mothers 'get fatter in the womb' - study
Light alcohol consumption could help reduce asthma risk, says study
Ireland is safe as NASA satellite falls
Falling NASA satellite slows down, Earth strike delayed
Was Einstein wrong? CERN’s particles 'travel faster than light'
NASA satellite set to hit earth on Friday but where?
Irish patients scammed by bogus stem cell therapies abroad
Exposure to extreme cold temperatures does not aid muscle recovery: study