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Science

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illicit encounters
Want to have more sex? Smoke more marijuana *
27 Oct 2017
19.9k
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Research
Whales and dolphins have tight-knit social groups and 'human-like' cultures and societies
17 Oct 2017
7.6k
11
in the name of science
'Severe' experiments on live animals increased in Ireland last year
12 Oct 2017
15.1k
38
Tick tock
Time out: Dangers of disrupting your body clock
8 Oct 2017
27.5k
17
nui galway
False widow spiders have invaded Ireland over the past 20 years, but what are the symptoms of a bite?
5 Oct 2017
64.5k
35
Cry me a river
Irish scientists can now produce electricity from tears
2 Oct 2017
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21
Europe
Increase in rate of HIV cases in Irish people aged over 50
27 Sep 2017
12.3k
23
Brain
Sexual and aggressive impulses overlap in male animal brains, but not in females - study
23 Sep 2017
17.7k
54
Pollution
Diesel emissions may be responsible for 5,000 deaths in Europe every year
18 Sep 2017
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column
From North Wall to Trinity: 'My story is not unique - I've made it to college after putting the work in'
Alex Fay
17 Sep 2017
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49
Home
'I was told it'd only be for four weeks': Ireland's older people describe life in a nursing home
13 Sep 2017
30.9k
27
vaping
Researchers warn pregnant women that vaping might lead to increased asthma risk
12 Sep 2017
9.2k
35
electric responses
Heavy drinking may affect young male and female brains very differently
5 Sep 2017
19.5k
26
Sleep patterns
Does sleeplessness cause ADHD? Scientists think it might play a role
3 Sep 2017
17.1k
10
Addiction
Scientists are using painkiller-addicted fish to develop new treatments for addicts
27 Aug 2017
7.7k
5
Feeling Blue
The colour of your Instagram photos can give a clue about your mood
8 Aug 2017
7.1k
Breakthrough
Scientists fix disease genes in human embryos for the first time
3 Aug 2017
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20
significant breakthrough
Trinity scientists believe they have made a breakthrough in treating asthma and eczema
1 Aug 2017
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38
America
Small decline in MMR vaccinations could have a serious effect
30 Jul 2017
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34
human behaviour
Sleep or sex? The battle between the two could be wired into our brains
29 Jul 2017
30.1k
34
Health
Early onset menopause linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes
23 Jul 2017
13.3k
5
Superbugs
Explainer: What is Ireland doing to tackle antibiotic resistance?
23 Jul 2017
13.3k
43
Debugging
20 million disease-spreading mosquitoes will be released in the US - but it's a good thing
22 Jul 2017
22.9k
30
fibreship
Irish engineers are at the heart of a shipbuilding revolution
22 Jul 2017
15.6k
7
Treatment
Irish researchers hopeful they are closer to effective Huntington's disease treatment
20 Jul 2017
11.4k
4
Research
Children exposed to antidepressants during pregnancy only at small risk of autism
20 Jul 2017
7.9k
23
Superbug
Gonorrhoea 'sometimes impossible' to treat due to antibiotic-resistance - WHO
7 Jul 2017
16.2k
9
Space man
Did you know Ireland has a Minister for Space?
2 Jul 2017
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69
Science
EPO will not help amateur cyclists perform better in road races
30 Jun 2017
15.4k
18
scrambled theories
Shape of bird eggs related to their ability to fly - study
24 Jun 2017
7.7k
8
just too hot
Trend towards 'killer heatwaves seems unavoidable', scientists warn
19 Jun 2017
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50
mind over matter
'The way I faced up to my blindness and paralysis was just replicating what I'd learned through sport'
14 Jun 2017
6.9k
3
friendship is magic
Friends could be more important than family
11 Jun 2017
17.3k
16
egg-citing news
An egg a day helps children grow - science
6 Jun 2017
14.6k
10
Hot Dog See Through Frog
A new species of frog wears its heart on its skin
4 Jun 2017
13.9k
7
Antarctica
Iceberg as big as Galway on the brink of breaking away into ocean
1 Jun 2017
20.6k
51
on your feet now
Some babies can stand at four months old
27 May 2017
41.2k
24
New Discovery
People from this Greek beach village have a gene that helps them live longer, despite diet
27 May 2017
36.4k
14
George Lemaitre
Vatican celebrates big bang theory to dispel 'science conflict'
9 May 2017
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150
Getting Out
Want to feel better about life? Get out in nature
1 May 2017
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