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Science

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Weight Loss
Breakfast may not be the most important meal of the day after all
31 Jan 2019
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QUIT SMOKING
First trial shows e-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches and gum for quitters
31 Jan 2019
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birds of a feather
This feathered creature could be the missing link between dinosaurs and birds
26 Jan 2019
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Watch this space
DCU researchers help solve cosmic riddle on the birth of massive black holes in the early universe
23 Jan 2019
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up early
Irish stargazers will be able to view a rare 'super wolf blood moon' on Monday
18 Jan 2019
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Irish sea
Construction on a Welsh nuclear power station 105 km from Ireland is being frozen
17 Jan 2019
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high steaks
Red meat and sugar consumption must halve by 2050 to save planet, scientists warn
17 Jan 2019
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ice ice crazy
A huge spinning ice disc on a Maine river has the locals transfixed
16 Jan 2019
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JAMES WATSON
Nobel Prize winner who helped discover DNA's shape stripped of titles over 'reprehensible' race remarks
13 Jan 2019
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the food chain
Meet the Young Scientists tackling microplastic pollution on Irish farms
12 Jan 2019
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sustainability
Ever tried to reinvent the wheel? One Young Scientist is doing just that
11 Jan 2019
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not stout
This Young Scientist project is turning algae into pints of the black stuff (crude oil, that is)
11 Jan 2019
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Social Media
Young teenagers' privacy at risk and left vulnerable on Yubo app - DCU study
11 Jan 2019
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BT Young Scientists
Inspired by the Coast Guard, this young scientist from Clare hopes to develop an improved life jacket
10 Jan 2019
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Opinion
Opinion: Time is running out to stop global warming - so we're taking the Irish government to court
Sadhbh O' Neill
10 Jan 2019
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Cod
How climate change could lead to 'enormous' losses for the global fishing industry
4 Jan 2019
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the great beyond
A meteor shower peaking tonight rings in the start of a busy year for stargazing
3 Jan 2019
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Swimmers
Weirdly shaped mouse sperm can be used to tell species apart
1 Jan 2019
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new horizons
Celebrations as NASA spacecraft successfully passes by oldest cosmic body ever studied
1 Jan 2019
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wildlife
Lion kills young worker in US conservation park
31 Dec 2018
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microbeads
The government is declaring war in 2019 (on single-use plastics)
31 Dec 2018
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migrant crisis
This Young Scientist project aims to revolutionise education in refugee camps
29 Dec 2018
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quack
This little brown duck was once thought to be extinct - now, its been released back into the wild
28 Dec 2018
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new horizons
Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft closing in on most distant world ever studied
28 Dec 2018
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STEM
This project by Westmeath students aims to help parents know when a smart toy has been hacked
28 Dec 2018
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bacteria
Which kitchen surface stays clean the longest? A Young Scientist is trying to find out
27 Dec 2018
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rising temperatures
Up to 93% of green turtles could be female by 2100 due to climate change
25 Dec 2018
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Opinion
Opinion: You say you love your children - so why are you stealing our futures?
Beth Doherty
21 Dec 2018
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Research
Saturn is losing its rings at the 'worst-case scenario' rate
18 Dec 2018
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pterosaurs
Breakthrough from scientists in Cork shows flying reptiles had feathers over 200 million years ago
17 Dec 2018
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the immortal corpse
'I'm Sue Potter, I want to be cut up': How an 87 year-old's death is playing a key role in the future of medicine
16 Dec 2018
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Research
Brainwaves suppress obvious ideas to help us think more creatively, study finds
16 Dec 2018
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VSS Unity
Virgin Galactic reaches space for first time
13 Dec 2018
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British Medical Journal
There's a higher risk of having a heart attack on Christmas Eve - study
13 Dec 2018
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shambot
'State-of-the-art' Russian robot unveiled as man in robot costume
12 Dec 2018
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interstellar
Nasa's Voyager 2 reaches interstellar space 41 years after launch
11 Dec 2018
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Emissions targets
'It's about our children now, not our grandchildren': Is Ireland ready to introduce a carbon tax?
9 Dec 2018
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column
Lynn Ruane: We must pioritise people's lives over pharmaceutical companies' profits
Lynn Ruane
9 Dec 2018
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The Lancet
'Migrants are vital to the wellbeing of society': Study finds common myths about immigrants are false
6 Dec 2018
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european heart journal
Too much sleep linked to increased risk of death and heart disease - study
5 Dec 2018
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