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Upfront Science super star Looking ahead
Seán Duke talks to Jocelyn Bell Burnell Veronica Miller writes about getting smart Taking a closer look at algae Clearing up a nuclear mess
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Blooming research
Recovering from the explosive past Getting stuck on research
Modelling industrial adhesives
Rocky west
Exploring some of Ireland’s oldest rocks/ A better way to get animals to behave Turning a problem into an advantage Seeds take flight
Clicker training Sea lettuce
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Spreading trees Lawless weeds
The noxious docks
Precious metals
Margaret Franklin reports on treating disease with silver bullets Flying dinosaurs and a novel with a scientific twist.
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