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Hooray! Chocolate is actually good for your heart (in moderation)
UN agency warns of potential bird flu resurgence
WATCH: Physicists recreate the formation of the Milky Way
New method of monitoring skin could replace biopsies: UL study
Stargazers find new planet made entirely of diamond
No link between vaccines and autism, says medical research body
Iberian lynx 'not doomed' despite tiny population size
Putting on weight? That could be marriage... or divorce
Drug found in 'E' tablets could fight blood cancers
Dogs can smell cancer but scientists not sure how this can help
Boredom can encourage hostility towards 'outsiders'
Photograph from Space: the Perseid meteor shower
Superdrug could cure all viral infections
Smoking is bigger risk for women than men, says new study
Watch the skies for aurora borealis and shooting stars
Scientists unveil reusable electronic paper
Video: NASA set to launch Jupiter exploration spacecraft
Heart in a bag… and 7 other medical firsts
We are not alone - asteroid discovered in Earth's orbit
World's population to hit seven billion this year...
Infographic of the day: athletes and sleep
And they're off: Irish scientists develop genetic test to find tomorrow's top racehorses
Simple painkillers 'can help dementia patients'
The point of sex revealed...
How today is the planet Neptune's first birthday (kind of)
7 unwanted animal invaders you might find in Ireland
World's first synthetic organ transplant carried out in Sweden
Column: Never heard of ‘fracking’? You will soon
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Everything you ever needed to know about fracking
New study concludes that mobile phones don't cause cancer
Irish firm hopes to save premature babies with new research
'Significant abnormalities' in brains of cocaine users
Toenail test lands Irish company €1.5million
Be a swinger: Seven of the strangest sleep tips from science
How a pregnant mum sleeps may affect still-birth risk
Teenagers' brains could predict the pop hits of the future
Two new elements officially added to periodic table
What is 'World IPv6 Day' - and why does it matter?
Mobile phones possibly carcinogenic, according to group of international experts
Scientists unlock mystery of 'sympathy pain': when we feel somebody else getting hurt