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How the fearsome 'terror bird' dealt with its victims six million years ago
Scientists have worked out how the wonderfully named ‘terror bird’, which died out some two million years ago, caught and chopped up its prey
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- Ireland recognised by US as major competitor for researchers
THE ISSUE OF emigration is highly topical, with the prospect of many Irish graduates leaving the country. Yet, for PhD students and researchers, leaving is often an integral part of becoming a professional and gaining experience.
- Advances in weaponry not matched by morality
ROBOTS ARE THE latest scientific aids to warfare. Once shunned as unacceptable to traditional soldiering, they are now widely used by the US forces in the Middle East and will undoubtedly be used on a widespread basis in wars from now on. The use of robots on the modern battlefield is described by PW Singer in Scientific American , July 2010.
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Recalling the 'father' of geology
A new display opens on Dubliner Robert Mallet, the ‘father’ of modern geology, in cooperation with The Irish Times
The Irish 'research lady' who helped win the Nobel
Dubliner Anne Kernan was involved in the Cern research that won a Nobel Prize, yet her work is little known here now, writes JOANNE HUNT
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