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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
Galway scientists develop new and improved heart valves
Nasa satellite falling back to earth this week
UK surgeons separate twin girls joined at head
New surgery technique 'lights up' cancer cells
NASA starts work on super-size rocket for human space exploration
Dentists offer free checks for mouth cancer
In pictures: Man who had thumb surgically replaced with big toe
Genetic variants influence blood pressure: study
Thermal imaging camera system spots lies
Fatherhood causes drop in testosterone - and may keep men loyal
Glow in the dark cats could help HIV study
Drug from crocus flower could destroy tumours
Watching SpongeBob 'damages executive function' in kids
New social network matches friends by... intestinal bacteria
In focus: War of words over plan to ban ‘raw milk’
NASA-funded Maynooth research project makes evolution breakthough
New Moon photos show rubbish and tracks from earliest Apollo missions
Space junk littering Earth's orbit might need cleaning up
That morning coffee boost? It's all in the mind...