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Met Éireann
'People say things about my hair; it's bananas': Joanna Donnelly on science and our fascination with weather
Dementia
New study suggests that diabetes medicine could be used to reduce effects of Alzheimer's disease
Natural Disasters
Culture strongly influences how young people cope with natural disasters, study finds
runaway human consumption
'Pushing nature to the brink': WWF warns world's animal population declines by over 60%
closeness
Motion capture kisses and robotic companion cats: Intimacy exhibition explores technology and human connection
Robot workmates
'It's a when and not an if situation': Sligo researchers studying how to integrate our future robotic colleagues
spinal cord injuries
Learning to walk again - experimental electrical therapy helping paralysed people take steps once more
life on the road
A driverless public transport vehicle is to take to the streets of Dublin for the first time today
rob delaney
'When a sick baby with partial facial paralysis smiles, it’s golden. Especially if it’s my baby'
superstorm
Typhoon Mangkhut barrels on after causing havoc in Hong Kong and 49 deaths in the Philippines
worth knowing
Did you know males are at an equal risk of HPV as females? If you did you're in the minority
the sweet spot
This is how much sleep you should be getting every night for maximum heart healthiness
in sight
A Nasa spacecraft that will land on an asteroid and take a sample has just glimpsed its target
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