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From The Daily Edge Yeti Hunt

Scientists launch DNA search… for Bigfoot

Yesterday, 6:38 PM 2,975 Views 8 Comments

Researchers are calling for hair samples to test for evidence of the mythical creature’s existence.

# science - Sunday 20 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Week In Web

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

Sun, 10:00 AM 3,847 Views 1 Comment

Some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.

# science - Wednesday 16 May, 2012

Brain Power This post contains videos

VIDEO: Paralysed woman uses mind to move robot arm

16/05/12 3,483 Views 11 Comments

Cathy Hutchinson was able to use the arm to sip coffee, 15 years after being paralysed by a stroke.

# science - Sunday 13 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Week In Web

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

13/05/12 3,994 Views 6 Comments

Some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.

# science - Thursday 10 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge NO SPONGERS

Protect your Wi-Fi network with…wallpaper?

10/05/12 8,031 Views 33 Comments

Protect your web connection with wallpaper that will block out your neighbours.

# science - Tuesday 8 May, 2012

Health

Cannabis use by adolescents hits brain areas associated with schizophrenia

08/05/12 4,491 Views 99 Comments

Research at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland found that cannabis use makes physical changes to parts of the brain when smoked by adolescents.

# science - Sunday 6 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Week In Web

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

06/05/12 5,250 Views 1 Comment

Some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.

# science - Friday 4 May, 2012

France

CERN scientist jailed over terrorist plot

04/05/12 3,864 Views 3 Comments

Adlene Hicheur has been sentenced to five years by a French court.

# science - Sunday 29 April, 2012

From The Daily Edge Week In Web

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

29/04/12 6,435 Views 6 Comments

A round-up of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.

# science - Monday 23 April, 2012

View From Above This post contains videos

And here is the view from space…

23/04/12 5,850 Views 4 Comments

NASA timelapse photos. It’s a wonderful world.

# science - Sunday 22 April, 2012

From The Daily Edge Week In Web

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

22/04/12 2,652 Views 3 Comments

A round-up of the internet’s best offerings this week.

# science - Tuesday 17 April, 2012

Discovery This post contains images

In pictures: Discovery missions from 1984 to 2011

17/04/12 2,900 Views 6 Comments

As the retired shuttle prepares to make its last journey – by plane – to a museum in Washington, we look back over its 27-year career.

# science - Monday 16 April, 2012

Space

Space station visible in Irish skies tonight

16/04/12 6,747 Views 17 Comments

The ISS has been constantly manned for the past ten years and is about the same size as Croke Park.

# science - Sunday 15 April, 2012

From The Daily Edge Internet

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

15/04/12 4,338 Views 2 Comments

A round-up of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.

# science - Saturday 14 April, 2012

Baboon

Baboons can learn to spot real words – study

14/04/12 2,023 Views 16 Comments

Baboons are able to identify recurring patterns and determine which four-letter combinations are real words, new research shows.

# science - Thursday 12 April, 2012

Good News

Irish company to produce medical device invented at UL

12/04/12 3,482 Views 6 Comments

The device will help improve success rates in angioplasty procedures.

# science - Friday 6 April, 2012

From The Daily Edge Week In Web

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

06/04/12 4,735 Views 1 Comment

A round-up of the internet’s best offerings this week.

# science - Wednesday 4 April, 2012

Science This post contains videos

VIDEO: Full face transplant man, one year on

04/04/12 3,659 Views 7 Comments

Dallas Wiens, who lost all his facial features in an accident, says he can now feel his daughter kiss him on the cheek.

# science - Sunday 1 April, 2012

Solar Tornado This post contains videos

Watch: the solar tornado that’s ‘five times wider than Earth’

01/04/12 5,162 Views 16 Comments

Astronomers recorded the event this week by placing a telescope on board the Solar Discovery Observatory satellite.

Behind The News

Explainer: Why can’t we cure cancer?

01/04/12 11,322 Views 93 Comments

We pour millions into cancer research. So where is it actually getting us?

# science - Saturday 31 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge Week In Web This post contains videos

Weird Wide Web

31/03/12 1,694 Views 3 Comments

A round-up of the internet’s best offerings this week.

# science - Wednesday 28 March, 2012

Acne

Study shows thyme may be better for acne than prescription creams

28/03/12 3,534 Views 22 Comments

The study, which will be presented at the Society for General Microbiology’s spring conference in Dublin this week, showed a thyme tincture was more effective than benzoyl peroxide in fighting acne.

# science - Tuesday 27 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge Thank You Science

Who knew? Chocolate keeps you slim

27/03/12 6,615 Views 25 Comments

Enjoy that bar of chocolate, safe in the knowledge that it’s helping you keep your trim figure. Hurrah!

# science - Wednesday 21 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge Tatt's Mine

Vibrating magnetic tattoo could ensure you never miss another phone call

21/03/12 688 Views 3 Comments

Phonemaker Nokia has applied for a patent for “haptic feedback” tattoos – which would trigger a tingling sensation on the skin to alert a person to a call or text.

# science - Tuesday 20 March, 2012

Workout

Exercise causes orgasms for some women – study

20/03/12 7,244 Views 29 Comments

Need a reason to hit the gym? Here’s one…

# science - Saturday 10 March, 2012

Opinion

Column: We’re all being misled. Why? Because we don’t understand numbers

10/03/12 6,481 Views 34 Comments

Misunderstandings and lazy reporting of statistics can lead to everything from wrongful convictions to tragic deaths, writes David Robert Grimes.

# science - Friday 9 March, 2012

Titanic100 This post contains images

The ocean floor pics that show how the Titanic sank

09/03/12 14,587 Views 25 Comments

New images show how the exact break-up of the Titanic might now be understood – and whether the ship had a fatal design flaw.

Going To College

Surge in tuition fees sees major spike in UK CAO applicants

09/03/12 2,172 Views 10 Comments

Rising tuition fees in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have seen hundreds more students apply to come to colleges here.

# science - Thursday 8 March, 2012

Opinion

Column: The science is robust. Human-driven climate change exists.

08/03/12 2,808 Views 56 Comments

Scientific discoveries constantly make us revise what we know about the world – so why do some people still stick to dodgy dogma when climate change is a fact, asks John Gibbons.

# science - Tuesday 6 March, 2012

Lazy Bones

Teenage girls spend 19 hours a day sitting or lying down – study

06/03/12 5,000 Views 53 Comments

Girls between 15 and 18 are moving little for the vast majority of their time, a University of Limerick study has shown.

# science - Tuesday 28 February, 2012

Research

TCD research could lead to new treatment for asthma, dermatitis

28/02/12 2,028 Views 8 Comments

Study has found new cells which contribute to the exacerbation of allergic diseases.

# science - Thursday 23 February, 2012

From The Daily Edge Under The Sea

Survey to give fascinating glimpse into life on barrier reef

23/02/12 1,734 Views 2 Comments

The survey will officially launch in September, using images broadcast on Google Earth and Google Maps taken of the coral reef with a special panoramic camera.

# science - Wednesday 22 February, 2012

Breakthrough

NUIG researchers discover enzyme linked with Huntington’s disease mutation

22/02/12 2,108 Views 1 Comment

The findings are not a cure for the degenerative disease, but they could point to new ways to stop its progression.

# science - Tuesday 21 February, 2012

Lung Disease

Irish scientists find potential new treatment for smoking-related diseases

21/02/12 3,184 Views 11 Comments

The new approach could help save patients with conditions often associated with long-term smoking.

# science - Wednesday 8 February, 2012

From The Daily Edge Caffeine Addict

Looking for your daily caffeine hit? Now you can just inhale it…

08/02/12 2,606 Views 10 Comments

A Harvard scientist has created a new product that lets you breathe in your daily dose of caffeine.

# science - Wednesday 1 February, 2012

Addiction

Social media can be harder to resist than cigarettes – study

01/02/12 2,688 Views 18 Comments

Researchers found that work and media were more difficult to abstain from than tobacco and alcohol.

Bionic Legs This post contains videos

VIDEO: Blind and paralysed Irish adventurer ‘walks’ with robotic legs

01/02/12 4,049 Views 17 Comments

Mark Pollock, injured in an accident a year and a half ago, tests new technology that helps mobility for paralysed.

Research

TCD among research group awarded €3m for anti-inflammatory project

01/02/12 1,616 Views 2 Comments

The project will investigate the use of plants from the Amazon rainforest on immune processes.

# science - Thursday 26 January, 2012

City Of Science

Dublin launches year as European City of Science

26/01/12 1,189 Views 4 Comments

A host of science-related events are being held in the city throughout 2012, including the Euroscience Open Forum.

# science - Tuesday 24 January, 2012

Cancer

Irish scientists make ‘important discovery’ on lung cancer

24/01/12 2,992 Views 10 Comments

The findings could lead to new treatments for the potentially deadly condition, according to researchers.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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Column: Sludgy and outdated: Why our education system is like a septic tank
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Tests, tests and more tests – but schools and colleges aren’t giving us the creativity we need in this crisis, writes Kate Katharina Ferguson.

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Column: The mortgage crisis is stoked by mistrust. Here’s how we might fix it.
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Aggressive banks are making mortgage resolution impossible, writes David Hall of New Beginning – and suggests a way to restore trust between lenders and borrowers.

Jim Clarken
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Children mine for gold in home-made pits, while parents risk their lives for food – Jim Clarken describes the harrowing scenes as a crisis unfolds in west Africa.

Michael Taft
Vote No: The Treaty will bring the EU together – in economic stagnation
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Confidence and stability will be the last things to emerge from this dangerous experiment, writes Michael Taft.

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Vote Yes: EU funds are like our credit union. Let’s not go to the loan sharks.
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A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.

Seamus Breslin
Column: Parents bringing their children to be kneecapped. Yes, this is Ireland.
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Mike Morris
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Phil Hogan is planning to introduce new regulations which are meant to make for better buildings. He’s making a major mistake, writes Mike Morris.

Jane Suiter
Column: Who are the winners and losers in the referendum campaign right now?
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With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

Micheál Martin
Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
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Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

Lisa McInerney
Column: National pride or bald-faced bigotry? Maybe neither, or both.
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Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

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