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November 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kiri Joy Wallace, Research Fellow in Restoration Ecology, University of Waikato Authors provided, CC BY-SA Biodiversity continues to decline globally, but nowhere is the loss more pronounced than in Aotearoa New Zealand, which has the highest proportion of threatened indigenous species in the world. We hope our ... <a title="Restoring ecosystems to boost biodiversity is an urgent priority – our ‘Eco-index’ can guide the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/14/restoring-ecosystems-to-boost-biodiversity-is-an-urgent-priority-our-eco-index-can-guide-the-way-217092/" aria-label="Read more about Restoring ecosystems to boost biodiversity is an urgent priority – our ‘Eco-index’ can guide the way">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Dawel, Clinical psychologist and Lecturer, Research School of Psychology, Australian National University These photos are of real people. Shutterstock Does ChatGPT ever give you the eerie sense you’re interacting with another human being? Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached an astounding level of realism, to the point ... <a title="Can you spot the AI impostors? We found AI faces can look more real than actual humans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/14/can-you-spot-the-ai-impostors-we-found-ai-faces-can-look-more-real-than-actual-humans-215160/" aria-label="Read more about Can you spot the AI impostors? We found AI faces can look more real than actual humans">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lynley Wallis, Professor, Griffith University First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people. A pillar of the Uluru Statement from the Heart is truth-telling. This is easy to say, but not ... <a title="Our mapping project shows how extensive frontier violence was in Queensland. This is why truth-telling matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/14/our-mapping-project-shows-how-extensive-frontier-violence-was-in-queensland-this-is-why-truth-telling-matters-216726/" aria-label="Read more about Our mapping project shows how extensive frontier violence was in Queensland. This is why truth-telling matters">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sacha Pidot, Molecular microbiologist; laboratory head, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Shutterstock Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest global threats to health, food security and development. This month, The Conversation’s experts explore how we got here and the potential solutions. Imagine a world ... <a title="Could new antibiotic clovibactin beat superbugs? Or will it join the long list of failed drugs?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/14/could-new-antibiotic-clovibactin-beat-superbugs-or-will-it-join-the-long-list-of-failed-drugs-212774/" aria-label="Read more about Could new antibiotic clovibactin beat superbugs? Or will it join the long list of failed drugs?">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Levy, Principal Scientist/Environment and Climate Research Leader, GNS Science Shutterstock/Farjana.rahman Projecting when and how fast the West Antarctic Ice Sheet will lose mass due to current and future global ocean warming – and the likely impact on sea level rise and coastal communities – is a ... <a title="We can still prevent the collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet – if we act fast to keep future warming in check" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/14/we-can-still-prevent-the-collapse-of-the-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-if-we-act-fast-to-keep-future-warming-in-check-215878/" aria-label="Read more about We can still prevent the collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet – if we act fast to keep future warming in check">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University David Lindenmayer A third of the world’s forests are cut for timber. This generates US$1.5 trillion annually. But wildfire threatens industries such as timber milling and paper manufacturing, and the threat is far greater ... <a title="Fire is consuming more than ever of the world’s forests, threatening supplies of wood and paper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/14/fire-is-consuming-more-than-ever-of-the-worlds-forests-threatening-supplies-of-wood-and-paper-216643/" aria-label="Read more about Fire is consuming more than ever of the world’s forests, threatening supplies of wood and paper">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Taren Sanders, Research Fellow, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels, CC BY-SA Ask any parent and it’s likely they’ll tell you they’re worried about their kids’ screen time. A 2021 poll found it was Australian parents’ number one health concern for their ... <a title="TV can be educational but social media likely harms mental health: what 70 years of research tells us about children and screens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/14/tv-can-be-educational-but-social-media-likely-harms-mental-health-what-70-years-of-research-tells-us-about-children-and-screens-216638/" aria-label="Read more about TV can be educational but social media likely harms mental health: what 70 years of research tells us about children and screens">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matilda Hatcher, PhD Candidate, Australian National University At 20, Peter Weir’s 2003 masterpiece Master and Commander remains a captivating historical drama – and an emblem of wholesome masculinity. A deeply detailed film set in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, Master and Commander follows Captain ... <a title="Master and Commander at 20: how a film about men fighting at sea is actually a safe harbour of positive masculinity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/14/master-and-commander-at-20-how-a-film-about-men-fighting-at-sea-is-actually-a-safe-harbour-of-positive-masculinity-215593/" aria-label="Read more about Master and Commander at 20: how a film about men fighting at sea is actually a safe harbour of positive masculinity">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean – School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University Australians getting ready for Christmas this week had reason to believe even the best of preparations were not enough after a cyberattack hit all its major ports. DP World, which operates container ports in ... <a title="Has the cyberattack on DP World put Australia’s trade at risk? Probably not … this time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/13/has-the-cyberattack-on-dp-world-put-australias-trade-at-risk-probably-not-this-time-217533/" aria-label="Read more about Has the cyberattack on DP World put Australia’s trade at risk? Probably not … this time">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Clair, Lecturer, Australian Centre for Housing Research, University of Adelaide, and Research Associate, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex People’s experiences of private rental housing are linked to faster biological ageing, our recent research finds. While chronological ageing happens at the same speed ... <a title="Insecure renting ages you faster than owning a home, unemployment or obesity. Better housing policy can change this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/13/insecure-renting-ages-you-faster-than-owning-a-home-unemployment-or-obesity-better-housing-policy-can-change-this-216364/" aria-label="Read more about Insecure renting ages you faster than owning a home, unemployment or obesity. Better housing policy can change this">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Avril Horne, Research fellow, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne When it was clear the Murray-Darling Basin Plan could not be completed on time, Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek announced a new agreement (without Victoria) to deliver in full the plan’s aim of restoring the ... <a title="Murray-Darling water buybacks won’t be enough if we can’t get water to where it’s needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/13/murray-darling-water-buybacks-wont-be-enough-if-we-cant-get-water-to-where-its-needed-203142/" aria-label="Read more about Murray-Darling water buybacks won’t be enough if we can’t get water to where it’s needed">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University Janelle Lugge/Shutterstock A serious cyberattack has disrupted operations at several of Australia’s largest ports, causing delays and congestion. Late on Friday, port operator DP World detected an IT breach that affected critical systems used to coordinate ... <a title="Major cyberattack on Australian ports suggests sabotage by a ‘foreign state actor’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/13/major-cyberattack-on-australian-ports-suggests-sabotage-by-a-foreign-state-actor-217530/" aria-label="Read more about Major cyberattack on Australian ports suggests sabotage by a ‘foreign state actor’">Read more</a>
