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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karl Glazebrook, Director & Distinguished Professor, Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology Artist’s conception NASA Since its launch on Christmas day, astronomers have eagerly followed the complex deployment and unfurling of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – the largest to ever take to the ... <a title="NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has reached its destination, 1.5 million km from Earth. Here’s what happens next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-has-reached-its-destination-1-5-million-km-from-earth-heres-what-happens-next-175327/" aria-label="Read more about NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has reached its destination, 1.5 million km from Earth. Here’s what happens next">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lowe, Chair in Contemporary History, Deakin University Dean Lewins/AAP The issue of when or whether to celebrate Australia Day seems to have become stuck in a loop of fierce debate without resolution. There are those who want to mark January 26 as the start of modern ... <a title="60% of Australians want to keep Australia Day on January 26, but those under 35 disagree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/60-of-australians-want-to-keep-australia-day-on-january-26-but-those-under-35-disagree-175503/" aria-label="Read more about 60% of Australians want to keep Australia Day on January 26, but those under 35 disagree">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanja Dreher, Associate Professor, UNSW First Nations people generally refer to January 26 as the beginning of invasion and subsequent dispossession of Country. It marks the start of much violence and 234 years of resistance. Every year, as “Australia Day” nears, there is a sense of foreboding ... <a title="For an Indigenous perspective on ‘Australia Day’, here’s a quick guide to First Nations media platforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/for-an-indigenous-perspective-on-australia-day-heres-a-quick-guide-to-first-nations-media-platforms-174704/" aria-label="Read more about For an Indigenous perspective on ‘Australia Day’, here’s a quick guide to First Nations media platforms">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Burnett, Research Officer, Garvan Institute; Senior Lecturer, UNSW., Garvan Institute In November last year, Australians began to feel a wave of optimism that COVID would no longer define their everyday existence. Soaring vaccination rates provided some measure of confidence the threat from COVID was beginning to ... <a title="Will an Omicron-specific vaccine help control COVID? There’s one key problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/will-an-omicron-specific-vaccine-help-control-covid-theres-one-key-problem-175137/" aria-label="Read more about Will an Omicron-specific vaccine help control COVID? There’s one key problem">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Teagan Goolmeer, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne Nicolas Rakotopare/Karajarri Traditional Lands Association Indigenous people across Australia place tremendous cultural and customary value on many species and ecological communities. The very presence of a plant or animal species can trigger an Indigenous person to recall and share ... <a title="Ancient knowledge is lost when a species disappears. It’s time to let Indigenous people care for their country, their way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/ancient-knowledge-is-lost-when-a-species-disappears-its-time-to-let-indigenous-people-care-for-their-country-their-way-172760/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient knowledge is lost when a species disappears. It’s time to let Indigenous people care for their country, their way">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Greenland, Professor in Marketing, Charles Darwin University Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic has simply added to the ever more rapid growth in online learning since 2005. Online education generates massive income, with the global e-learning market estimated at US$144 billion in 2019 and predicted to reach US$374 ... <a title="How unis can save millions by tackling the biggest causes of online students’ high dropout rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/how-unis-can-save-millions-by-tackling-the-biggest-causes-of-online-students-high-dropout-rates-173139/" aria-label="Read more about How unis can save millions by tackling the biggest causes of online students’ high dropout rates">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Sebo, Lecturer in Medieval Literature, Flinders University Shutterstock Wordle is a quick English-language word game developed by software engineer Josh Wardle, as a unique gift for his partner, released in October 2021. It’s easily accessible online. The game, in which players guess a five letter word ... <a title="Codecracking, community and competition: why the word puzzle Wordle has become a new online obsession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/codecracking-community-and-competition-why-the-word-puzzle-wordle-has-become-a-new-online-obsession-174878/" aria-label="Read more about Codecracking, community and competition: why the word puzzle Wordle has become a new online obsession">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As attention turns to pupils’ return to the classroom, Anthony Albanese on Tuesday will promise a Labor government would spend $440 million on better ventilation in schools, building upgrades, and mental health support for children. The plan is in two ... <a title="Albanese pledges $440 million to help schools and children ‘bounce back’ and outlines aspirations for a ‘legacy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/albanese-pledges-440-million-to-help-schools-and-children-bounce-back-and-outlines-aspirations-for-a-legacy-175526/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese pledges $440 million to help schools and children ‘bounce back’ and outlines aspirations for a ‘legacy’">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Scollary, Adjunct Professor, Charles Sturt University Shutterstock I was first introduced to natural wines in Paris about 20 years ago. My initial tasting experience did little to convince me this approach to winemaking would survive. Many showed faults reflecting oxidation or yeast- or bacterial-derived odours that ... <a title="Natural wines: how are they made and what’s the deal with sulfites? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/24/natural-wines-how-are-they-made-and-whats-the-deal-with-sulfites-an-expert-explains-174879/" aria-label="Read more about Natural wines: how are they made and what’s the deal with sulfites? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Alexandra Wade, Research associate, University of South Australia When we think of dementia, we often fear a loss of control. But the reassuring news is up to 40% of dementias can be prevented or delayed if we change our health habits. Nearly half a million Australians ... <a title="A healthier heart can protect your brain too. 5 lifestyle changes to prevent dementia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/24/a-healthier-heart-can-protect-your-brain-too-5-lifestyle-changes-to-prevent-dementia-175142/" aria-label="Read more about A healthier heart can protect your brain too. 5 lifestyle changes to prevent dementia">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Hopkins, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Ecology, Edith Cowan University Narelle Dybing, Author provided Wildlife encounters can be few and far between in cities but, if you’re lucky, you might catch sight of a small Aussie marsupial in Perth that’s helping keep urban bushland healthy. Quenda, a ... <a title="How this little marsupial’s poo nurtures urban gardens and bushland (and how you can help protect them)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/24/how-this-little-marsupials-poo-nurtures-urban-gardens-and-bushland-and-how-you-can-help-protect-them-175064/" aria-label="Read more about How this little marsupial’s poo nurtures urban gardens and bushland (and how you can help protect them)">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Cunneen, Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University Shutterstock The enormous eruption of the underwater volcano in Tonga, Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, triggered a tsunami that reached countries all around the Pacific rim, even causing a disastrous oil spill along 21 beaches in Peru. In Tonga, waves about 2 ... <a title="5 ways climate change increases the threat of tsunamis, from collapsing ice shelves to sea level rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/24/5-ways-climate-change-increases-the-threat-of-tsunamis-from-collapsing-ice-shelves-to-sea-level-rise-175247/" aria-label="Read more about 5 ways climate change increases the threat of tsunamis, from collapsing ice shelves to sea level rise">Read more</a>
