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"Children learn the social meanings of gender from adults and the world around them". Photo Getty Images

How to teach children about feminism

Feminism • 23 Nov

The late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one of many who have died from pancreatic cancer

The problem with pancreatic cancer

Health • 13 Nov

An image of nematode worms with fused neurons produced by University of Queensland researchers. Photo: Hilliard Lab, Queensland Brain Institute

What brain cells in worms can tell us about human disorders

Health • 12 Nov

"While men may get flu more often than women, they get much milder infections in general than women"

Are men more likely than women to get infectious diseases?

Health • 12 Nov

Mine is bigger than that. Photo: Getty Images

How many genes does it take to make a human?

Science • 11 Nov

"After decades of relatively light intervention, decision-makers and the public have become increasingly aware of the imperative for more stringent regulation" Photo: Getty Images

Who controls the internet?

technology • 12 Nov

A Covid-19 vaccine coming soon?

'Very positive and significant': a Covid-19 vaccine breaththrough

Brainstorm • 09 Nov

"When you hand over your DNA, you are ultimately reducing both your own genetic privacy and the privacy of your family as well."

What exactly are you giving away when you hand over your DNA?

Science Week 2020 • 09 Nov

"What makes some of us vulnerable to seasonal depression?"

The 'winter blues': what exactly is Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Health • 06 Nov

"We cannot talk with our pets, but dog lovers report a bond that does not need words"

Why losing a pet really feels like losing a family member

Pets • 04 Nov

"A recent study of several healthcare centres in the US found that 72% of Covid patients received antibiotics even though only only 7% had a bacterial infection."

How Covid-19 will increase the problem of antibiotic resistance

Health • 04 Nov

"What is important to remember is that fitness content online is often an extension of diet culture"

Why fitness content on social media is a double-edged sword

Fitness • 03 Nov

Could the fall in outside temperatures be playing a part in the rising numger of Covid-19 cases across Europe?

Does cold weather help Covid-19 to spread?

Coronavirus • 30 Oct

"Barmbrack traditionally contains charms which foretell future events"

Your guide to the foods associated with Halloween in Ireland

Halloween • 29 Oct

Boo!

How the Irish really invented Halloween

Halloween • 23 Oct

"If we consider the way in which we consume all of our foods over a given day, it is the combination of foods that determines whether our diet overall is healthy and sustainable or not."

How sustainable is the food we eat in Ireland?

Food • 13 Oct

Future mathematical women at work

Meet Ireland's pioneering mathematical women

Maths • 12 Oct

The ideal couple? Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague. Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImage via Getty Images

Do TV dating shows reflect real relationships?

Relationships • 07 Oct

Does this sound make you tingle? Photo: Getty Images

ASMR: what we know and don't know about brain tingles

Health • 25 Sep

"Adult larks fit well into the normal eight-to-five work day, whereas owls are often out of sync working to these hours and don't do as well in our corporate structure"

What determines if we're night owls or morning larks?

Health • 03 Sep

"The science around the source, spread and control of the virus is evolving and advice on face mask use has been shifting"

All you need to know about wearing face masks in public

Coronavirus • 01 Sep

"Economic factors are likely to be playing a role in the very large shift to electric vehicles". Photo: Shutterstock

Is Covid-19 having a positive effect on electric car sales?

Electric Cars • 31 Aug

"There are many reasons why we may 'feel' hungry even if our stomachs aren't growling"

Here's why we crave food even when we're not hungry

Food • 21 Aug

Who wore it best: Taylor Swift, Marilyn Monroe or Tommy Clancy?

The rise, fall and rise again of the Aran jumper's fashion appeal

Ireland • 02 Oct

Hello there, are you looking for me?

5 reasons why greyhounds make great family pets

Dogs • 12 Nov

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