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Month: August 2024

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From microbes to mammals: we tracked the rapid rise of new ecosystems as glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt

August 1, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Levan Tielidze, Research Fellow in glacial geomorphology, Monash University Author provided As global temperatures inch upwards year after year, the world’s glaciers retreat. These rivers of ice and the even larger ice sheets which cover Greenland and Antarctica are melting – and the melt is speeding up. Glaciers ... <a title="From microbes to mammals: we tracked the rapid rise of new ecosystems as glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/from-microbes-to-mammals-we-tracked-the-rapid-rise-of-new-ecosystems-as-glaciers-retreat-and-ice-sheets-melt-235687/" aria-label="Read more about From microbes to mammals: we tracked the rapid rise of new ecosystems as glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt">Read more</a>

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Snug but unsafe: your heater may be harming your health. What are your safest choices?

August 1, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Cowie, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Air Quality and Health Research and Evaluation, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney; Senior Research Fellow, South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney Alexander Raths/Shutterstock We now have a dizzying array of heating technologies to consider, besides the ... <a title="Snug but unsafe: your heater may be harming your health. What are your safest choices?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/snug-but-unsafe-your-heater-may-be-harming-your-health-what-are-your-safest-choices-235102/" aria-label="Read more about Snug but unsafe: your heater may be harming your health. What are your safest choices?">Read more</a>

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More Indigenous children are going to preschool, but is this enough?

August 1, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grace Sarra, Professor, Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology The latest Closing the Gap data contains some good news – there is a marked increase in early childhood enrolments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The report shows how in ... <a title="More Indigenous children are going to preschool, but is this enough?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/more-indigenous-children-are-going-to-preschool-but-is-this-enough-235787/" aria-label="Read more about More Indigenous children are going to preschool, but is this enough?">Read more</a>

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How to win on your own terms: Simone Biles claims her eighth Olympic gold on her Paris 2024 ‘redemption tour’

August 1, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast, male or female, in history. She won her first world championship all-around gold medal in 2013 and has not lost an all-around competition since. She arrived in Paris ... <a title="How to win on your own terms: Simone Biles claims her eighth Olympic gold on her Paris 2024 ‘redemption tour’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/how-to-win-on-your-own-terms-simone-biles-claims-her-eighth-olympic-gold-on-her-paris-2024-redemption-tour-235659/" aria-label="Read more about How to win on your own terms: Simone Biles claims her eighth Olympic gold on her Paris 2024 ‘redemption tour’">Read more</a>

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From bows and arrows to assault rifles: How the rules of PNG tribal wars have changed

August 1, 2024

Warning: This report discusses graphic details of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea. SPECIAL REPORT: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent The nauseating stench of dried blood hung in the air as we arrived in Karida village, a few kilometers outside of Tari in Papua New Guinea’s Hela province. Through the landcruiser window, I ... <a title="From bows and arrows to assault rifles: How the rules of PNG tribal wars have changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/from-bows-and-arrows-to-assault-rifles-how-the-rules-of-png-tribal-wars-have-changed/" aria-label="Read more about From bows and arrows to assault rifles: How the rules of PNG tribal wars have changed">Read more</a>