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fighting back
The 1918 pandemic killed millions - Now scientists are trying to design a stronger flu shot to prevent a repeat
way back west
A fossilised starfish found in the Connemara mountains is an incredible 435 million years old
Stormy McStormface
Brewing up a storm? War of words between UK and Irish forecasters over naming of 'Fionn'
BTYSTE
Cork teenager wins BT Young Scientist after discovering blackberry antibiotic in his back garden
Parenting
'People don't realise how dangerous it is for kids': Students develop alarm to stop hot car deaths
animal testing
Effect of new medicine in animal studies was "misrepresented" to get funding for human trials
one one oh no
‘It’s like the Wild West’: An FBI-hunted hacker says future cyber attacks could target your toaster
Disease
Study shows humans can spot a sick person on a photo just two hours after they were infected with a germ
magnesium overdose
73-year-old man with kidney disease almost died after taking milk of magnesia for constipation
British Medical Journal
Man developed chronic hepatitis after drinking 4-5 energy drinks a day for 3 weeks
No mind's eye
'I don't hear anything or see anything in my head': Aphantasia... A life without mental images
'tis the season
People are more interested in sex around Christmas (according to their web searches)
crouch bind set
An ancient New Zealand penguin roughly the same size as Brian O'Driscoll has just been discovered
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