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# science - Saturday 22 January, 2011
Watch out: we're about to fill up the internet
We’re only about 10 days away from running out of internet ‘postcodes’, says an internet provider encouraging an upgrade.
# science - Wednesday 19 January, 2011
Brother of tragic Saoirse may be sent to US for trial treatment
Parents of little girl who died yesterday of rare Batten’s Disease “hopeful” that her brother Liam may get latest medical help.
Teeth pulled for stem cell harvest
Some parents in the US have been bringing their children to have baby teeth removed in the hopes that stem cells harvested from them might help with future health problems.
# science - Friday 14 January, 2011
Meet the world's newest dinosaur - just 230 million years old
A team in Argentina says it’s discovered a distant relative of the Tyrannosaurus – but about 4 feet in height.
# science - Tuesday 11 January, 2011
Too much TV wrecks your heart, says new study
No matter how much exercise you do, sitting in front of a TV or computer screen increases your risk of heart disease.
Meet the IVy: The world’s fastest solar-powered vehicle
The Sunswift IVy clocks an average speed faster than any other solar vehicle… at a not-mind-melting 55mph.
# science - Monday 10 January, 2011
Institutes of Technology want to form a university
Four Dublin colleges launch joint bid to merge and become a ‘technological university’ a day before Hunt Report on third-level education strategy due.
# science - Thursday 6 January, 2011
British journal rips apart link between vaccines and autism
A now-retracted study that linked autism to childhood vaccines is ridiculed by a leading medical journal.
# science - Wednesday 5 January, 2011
Women report falling pregnant while using Implanon contraceptive
Hundreds of women in the UK, and over 30 in Ireland, report unwanted pregnancies while using implanted contraceptive.
# science - Monday 6 December, 2010
IBTS welcomes surge in new donations
After issuing an appeal for emergency donations, the Irish Blood Transfusion Service sees its stocks increase.
# science - Friday 3 December, 2010
Who’s there? NASA finds new life form… on earth
Discovery of arsenic-based life form is unlike anything ever seen before.
# science - Wednesday 1 December, 2010
Infants who take paracetamol more likely to develop asthma
Study from New Zealand concludes that “liberally” giving products containing paracetamol given to children may have serious side-effects.
# science - Tuesday 30 November, 2010
Picky eater? Wrong - you're a supertaster
New research suggests those with specific diets aren’t fussy – they actually have a more developed sense of taste.
# science - Friday 26 November, 2010
Passive smoking kills 600,000 every year
First global study confirms that secondhand smoke is a massive killer – and 200,000 of its victims are children.
# science - Thursday 25 November, 2010
Death-warning drug was never licensed in Ireland
Medicines Board reassures that weight-loss medicine which is linked to 500 deaths was not prescribed here.
# science - Thursday 18 November, 2010
Hong Kong reports first Bird Flu in eight years
Forget SARS, forget swine flu, forget foot-and-mouth disease… the original virus of doom is back.
# science - Friday 12 November, 2010
Scientists declare bush cricket top of the testes class
The animal kingdom has a new record holder – a cricket has the largest male organs in relation to its body mass.
Yet more images of space - from a paper aeroplane
First a New York dad, now a Devon science buff takes photographs from space – with a helium balloon and paper plane.
Evolution began earlier than previously thought
Scottish researchers have discovered the evolution of complex cells began 1.2 billion years ago – 400 million years earlier than scientists had believed.
# science - Monday 8 November, 2010
Forget blood shortages - just inject your skin with some DNA
Scientists claim to have discovered a new technique that converts skin cells into blood by injecting DNA proteins.
# science - Thursday 4 November, 2010
Vision chip helps blind people to see again
A pioneering new technology brings “the realms of science fiction” into the lives of people devastated by blindness.
# science - Wednesday 3 November, 2010
Babies born through IVF may have twice the risk of cerebral palsy
New research shows that the treatment itself may double the risk.
Neanderthals were promiscuous because they had longer fingers
Scientists conducting fossil research on neanderthals reveal that promiscuity and aggressiveness went hand in hand for the ancient human relatives.
# science - Monday 1 November, 2010
Irish researchers trace origins of Black Death
UCC scientists find roots of three deadly plagues – including the one that killed almost one-third of Middle Ages Europe – travelled on Silk Road from China.
# science - Thursday 28 October, 2010
Amber fossils shed light on India’s past
The discovery of perfectly preserved insects in India has challenged the assumption that the country was an isolated island continent about 52 million years ago.
Can meditation change your brain?
Want some “lovingkindness” in your life? Meditation could offer a permanent change of mind-frame.
# science - Wednesday 27 October, 2010
Video shows solar flares along Sun's northern hemisphere
NASA released incredible footage of activity on the Sun.
# science - Friday 22 October, 2010
Daily aspirin helps prevent colon cancer, says study
Those who regularly take a low dose of aspirin could be reducing their risk of developing colon cancer – Ireland’s second deadliest cancer.
# science - Friday 15 October, 2010
New insect found on Polynesian island in the Pacific
Easter Island has yielded a tiny new scientific discovery.
X-shaped objects in space?
NASA’s Hubble Telescope has captured images of a strange object in space believed to be the result of an asteroid collision.
# science - Monday 11 October, 2010
First human trial of stem cell treatment underway
Controversial study begins treating its first patient in the US.
Google reveals latest innovation: cars that drive themselves
The company has been working on automated cars that pull data from Google Maps to drive where you want.
# science - Thursday 7 October, 2010
Dead? Far from it - scientists discover 'new' language
Researchers discover a language spoken in the Himalayas that had never been recorded before.
# science - Wednesday 6 October, 2010
'Champagne' supernova spotter celebrates with a nice cup of tea
TheJournal.ie has first photograph Irish amateur astronomer took of supernova, the “biggest thing ever discovered in Irish astronomy”
# science - Tuesday 5 October, 2010
Irishman shows the world the dangers of Stuxnet
You might not have heard of Stuxnet – but after seeing this video you might get a little bit nervous about it.
So long, Silicon Valley
Two British-based scientists win Nobel Prize for Physics for experiments with super-thin carbon extract which might replace silicon transistors in computers
# science - Monday 27 September, 2010
City dwellers more likely to be resistant to disease, says study
Turns out city living is good for your health.
# science - Thursday 23 September, 2010
What would happen if you put your hand in the Large Hadron Collider?
Scientists attempt to answer the question that’s been keeping us all awake at night.
# science - Saturday 18 September, 2010
Catch a glimpse of Jupiter at its closest for nearly 50 years
Largest planet in the Solar System will pass close to Earth on Monday & Tuesday- coinciding with an approach from Uranus and a full moon.
# science - Wednesday 15 September, 2010
Video charts number of known asteroids since 1980
Incredible timelapse video artfully depicts discoveries.
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Poll: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin went head-to-head in the first live televised election debate last night where a range of issues from healthcare to housing were discussed.
One moment that set people talking was towards the end of the debate when presenter Pat Kenny asked each of the candidates if they have ever used illegal drugs.
While Martin instantly replied that he has never taken illegal drugs, Varadkar said he already nswered this question in an interview several years ago. After he was pressed for an answer from Kenny and Martin, Varadkar admitted he had used illegal drugs but not for a long time.
Speaking on the Tonight Show after the debate, Fr Peter McVerry dismissed it as a pointless question, adding that only people buying drugs regularly should have to account for their moral decision.
It is clear that a wider debate is to be had around personal drug use and how much of this should be shared by those running for elected office.
So today we’re asking you: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
Poll Results:
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No (393)
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Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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