Science

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root causes

Big Sugar and government neglect to blame for dental healthcare's 'state of crisis'

19 Jul 2019

12.9k

One Small Step

Astronaut Michael Collins returns to Apollo 11 launch site 50 years to the day since mission lifted off

16 Jul 2019

22.5k

nutrition

WHO warns commercial baby foods contain too much sugar

16 Jul 2019

17.3k

blue-ringed octopus

Irish tourist in Australia says he'd no idea an octopus he put on his arm is the world's deadliest

15 Jul 2019

70.4k

Nerve transfer

Arm function restored to paralysed patients as part of groundbreaking Australian study

5 Jul 2019

12.6k

shakin' in la

Los Angeles shakes as Southern California hit by strongest earthquake in 20 years

4 Jul 2019

41.0k

Stromboli

Hiker killed as footage captures dramatic eruption of Italian island volcano

3 Jul 2019

34.5k

NASA study

In just 3 years, Antarctic sea ice shrank by an area four times greater than France

2 Jul 2019

12.3k

septic swim

Is enough being done to keep Dublin Bay safe for swimmers this summer?

27 Jun 2019

12.2k

Down Under

Buildings shake and workers flee in Australian city of Darwin after powerful earthquake hits

24 Jun 2019

20.7k

the weather

'Irish people are fascinated by the weather' - Met Éireann launches monthly podcast

21 Jun 2019

17.3k

Masters of manipulation

Dogs may have evolved 'puppy dog eyes' to communicate with humans

18 Jun 2019

16.1k

spectre

This deepfake video of a megalomaniac 'Mark Zuckerberg' is testing Facebook

12 Jun 2019

33.3k

World's Cup

What is the world drinking? New data reveals which types of drink are popular around the world

9 Jun 2019

43.2k

Star Tours

NASA to open International Space Station to tourists from 2020

7 Jun 2019

10.9k

wake up call

One million new cases of STIs every single day, World Health Organisation says

6 Jun 2019

13.1k

Study

A bee can process numbers in the same way that a human does

5 Jun 2019

12.4k

Birth Defects

Calls for free folic acid to be given to Irish women as minister considers it ahead of Budget

27 May 2019

14.4k

Bee on the lookout

A new survey is asking people to report sightings of wild honey bee colonies in Ireland this summer

24 May 2019

28.5k

swim time

Here's the map of Irish Blue Flag beaches for 2019

20 May 2019

52.4k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 An investigation into Insurance Ireland, evidence resumes in the Ana Kriegel trial, and WhatsApp users warned over spyware hack.

14 May 2019

6.9k

Opinion

Opinion: Cancer screening can't provide 100% certainty - but the programme saves many lives

Dr Ciarán Ó Riain

11 May 2019

10.3k

Biodiversity

Animals and plants are disappearing faster than at any other time in human history, and it's happening in Ireland too

11 May 2019

16.1k

Born to Run

The truth about barefoot running - the key to avoiding injury or a runner's fad?

6 May 2019

39.9k

Opinion

Opinion: Time is running out to save planet earth so we are organising a campaign of civil resistance

Ciaran O'Carroll

4 May 2019

18.8k

126

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Religious order says it has ‘no legal liability’ over Tuam home, High Court to rule on Ruth Morrissey case, and actor famous for playing Chewbacca dies aged 74.

Updated 3 May 2019

9.9k

ART Treatment

'End of HIV pandemic' in sight after medicine makes virus 'untransmittable' between sexual partners

3 May 2019

21.2k

deep cover

Beluga whale found in Norwegian waters 'may have been trained by Russian navy'

29 Apr 2019

46.9k

Archaeology

A footprint found in Chile is 'oldest' in Americas, scientists say

28 Apr 2019

32.4k

marsquake

Nasa Mars lander picks up what's likely first detected 'Marsquake'

24 Apr 2019

12.9k

Theratechnologies

Ireland's 'stable political environment' attracted a major HIV drug firm to Dublin

20 Apr 2019

16.0k

Opinion

Catholic in 2019: 'Some cardinals and clerics appear trapped within a medieval mindset - but Pope Francis provides a glimmer of hope'

Joe Mulvaney

20 Apr 2019

20.3k

140

Climate Change

'This is an emergency': Extinction Rebellion comes to Dublin as sit-down protest blocks O'Connell Street

19 Apr 2019

42.0k

166

beresheet

'We didn't make it': Israel's moon landing attempt fails at last minute

11 Apr 2019

24.0k

supermassive big star

Meet Katie Bouman, the MIT computer scientist who made the black hole image possible

11 Apr 2019

28.4k

Breathing

Traffic pollution causing 1,700 new cases of asthma in Ireland every year

11 Apr 2019

6.5k

no escape

This is the first ever image of a black hole, located in a galaxy 53 million light years away

Updated 10 Apr 2019

57.9k

Farming

'We shouldn't be defensive about debate led by young people': Bruton defends stance on 'Meatless Monday' teaching pack

Updated 5 Apr 2019

32.4k

124

Mace Head

'A little unusual but nothing sinister': 40 foot sperm whale carcass washes ashore in Co Galway

1 Apr 2019

42.6k

tipple

Drinking a bottle of wine a week carries the same cancer risk as smoking 5-10 cigarettes, study finds

28 Mar 2019

24.1k