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US asks science journals to censor studies on man-made bird flu
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Google donates €1million to Ireland's Science Gallery
Microsoft co-founder announces plans for commercial space travel
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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
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EU-funded researchers make breakthrough on robotic brain surgery
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Limerick scientists discover solution to short battery life on smartphones
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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
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Astronomy Ireland lecture asks: what happens when the Sun dies?
Russia’s race against time to save Mars moon probe
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White House forced to deny extra-terrestrial 'cover-up'
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Video, photos: Simulated mission to Mars ends after 520 days of isolation
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European Court bans patenting of embryonic stem cells for research