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THC

Single dose of psychoactive component in cannabis could induce depressive and anxiety symptoms, study finds

18 Mar 2020

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Covid-19

Online system for arranging coronavirus tests crashes on first day before being replaced

Updated 16 Mar 2020

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Coronavirus

Covid-19: Italy death toll tops 100 people, 290 million children worldwide now out of school

5 Mar 2020

31.1k

the basics

Covid-19 Explained: TCD's lead virus expert on match bans, self-isolation, and hand washing

2 Mar 2020

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Coronavirus

Covid-19 global response: France cancels mass gatherings as Australia reports first death

1 Mar 2020

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Coronavirus

Covid-19 passed on within UK for the first time as total number of cases there up to 23

Updated 29 Feb 2020

94.6k

Advice

Covid-19 Explained: The government's top coronavirus expert on what you need to know

29 Feb 2020

24.8k

Coronavirus

WHO raises Covid-19 global risk assessment to 'very high', its highest level

29 Feb 2020

28.7k

Podcast

The Explainer: What you need to know about Covid-19

27 Feb 2020

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Coronavirus

Denmark confirms first Covid-19 case as UK total rises to 15

Updated 27 Feb 2020

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global response

Explainer: Here's what we know so far about how Covid-19 is spreading

26 Feb 2020

45.7k

Waiting for Therapy

Three-quarters of children with autism not getting needs met in public system

21 Feb 2020

19.9k

in-vitro

Infertile cancer patient gives birth after having her eggs frozen, new study reveals

19 Feb 2020

16.5k

Climate Change

Antarctica records hottest ever temperature at over 18 degrees

7 Feb 2020

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FactCheck

FactCheck: Is Ireland responsible for just 0.000012% of the world's carbon emissions?

7 Feb 2020

29.3k

Watch this space

Record-breaking US astronaut returns to Earth after longest mission by woman

6 Feb 2020

13.3k

Bullying in academia

Postgrad researchers are vulnerable to abuse, campaigners warn

3 Feb 2020

16.2k

Coronavirus

Explainer: What is coronavirus and should we be worried?

24 Jan 2020

42.1k

Philaeus Chrysops

'Handsome chaps': Red-bellied jumping spider spotted in Ireland for the first time

24 Jan 2020

81.1k

climate action

'We simply cannot waste any more time': Prince Charles meets Greta Thunberg in Davos

22 Jan 2020

21.5k

Outbreak

First case of new coronavirus on US soil after man returns from China

21 Jan 2020

17.4k

cut down to size

"We have no say on what happens in our town": The true extent of tree felling by local authorities

20 Jan 2020

44.0k

cut down to size

Strategy and specialists in short supply when it comes to saving public trees

20 Jan 2020

12.8k

blood poisoning

Sepsis linked to 11m deaths worldwide - double what was previously thought

17 Jan 2020

12.5k

Global Warning

Heat added to earth's oceans over 25 years equals '3.6 billion Hiroshima atom bomb explosions'

14 Jan 2020

12.6k

Pacific Ring of Fire

Lava spews from Taal volcano in Philippines as 10,000 evacuated for fear of 'explosive eruption'

13 Jan 2020

10.4k

Pacific Ring of Fire

'Explosive eruption possible' as Philippines volcano spews ash 15km into the sky

12 Jan 2020

29.2k

Well well well

Bacteria and turbidity: Young Scientists develop solution to monitoring private wells

11 Jan 2020

10.9k

Congrats

Two lads from Cork have won this year's BT Young Scientists top award

Updated 10 Jan 2020

57.4k

slurry pit saver

This Young Scientist hopes to prevent slurry pit deaths with infrared beams and mobile alerts

9 Jan 2020

9.7k

btyse

This wristband subtly alerts teachers when a student with Autism is feeling overwhelmed

9 Jan 2020

146k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Here’s what’s making headlines this morning.

Updated 8 Jan 2020

9.3k

BT Young Scientist

Instagram 'likes' and whether or not money makes people happy explored at Young Scientist Exhibition

8 Jan 2020

8.3k

blast off

SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites to test less reflective coating

7 Jan 2020

12.7k

BT Young Scientist

'One of Ireland's best exports': How the Young Scientist Exhibition came to Tanzania

5 Jan 2020

8.9k

Podcast

The Explainer: How does Met Éireann decide on weather warnings?

3 Jan 2020

7.6k

carlos ghosn

Authorities left dumbfounded after ex-Nissan boss flees Japan to Lebanon while awaiting trial

31 Dec 2019

17.1k

HIV immunity

Chinese scientist jailed for gene-editing babies to be HIV immune

30 Dec 2019

30.4k

fragile ecosystem

Crane collapses onto boat spilling oil into Galapagos Islands harbour

23 Dec 2019

29.1k

rosie

Boeing's Starliner capsule not in proper orbit after blast off from Cape Canaveral

Updated 20 Dec 2019

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