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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Nguyen, Scientific Officer in Ornithology, Australian Museum, and ARC DECRA Fellow, Flinders University Ryan Boedi/Shutterstock The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the modern ... <a title="After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/after-10-years-of-work-landmark-study-reveals-new-tree-of-life-for-all-birds-living-today-226743/" aria-label="Read more about After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nasya Bahfen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication, La Trobe University Every Ramadan, volunteers at Westall Mosque and OneSpace in Melbourne hold free weekly iftars (communal dinners to break the fast in Ramadan). This year, volunteers say numbers are up. To cut down on the resulting ... <a title="Fasting is a key part of Ramadan, but for many Muslims, climate change is making food scarce all year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/fasting-is-a-key-part-of-ramadan-but-for-many-muslims-climate-change-is-making-food-scarce-all-year-225778/" aria-label="Read more about Fasting is a key part of Ramadan, but for many Muslims, climate change is making food scarce all year">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Furness, ARC Future Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland Andres Ayrton/Pexels Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? This month, The Conversation’s experts explore their rise, impact and ... <a title="The rise of Ozempic: how surprise discoveries and lizard venom led to a new class of weight-loss drugs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/the-rise-of-ozempic-how-surprise-discoveries-and-lizard-venom-led-to-a-new-class-of-weight-loss-drugs-219721/" aria-label="Read more about The rise of Ozempic: how surprise discoveries and lizard venom led to a new class of weight-loss drugs">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Halfpoint/Shutterstock Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? This month, The Conversation’s experts explore their rise, impact and potential consequences. ... <a title="Considering taking a weight-loss drug like Ozempic? Here are some potential risks and benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/considering-taking-a-weight-loss-drug-like-ozempic-here-are-some-potential-risks-and-benefits-219312/" aria-label="Read more about Considering taking a weight-loss drug like Ozempic? Here are some potential risks and benefits">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Roger, Sector Lead, CSIRO Geoff Pegg, Author provided Every weekend, thousands of citizen scientists head into the great outdoors. If they see an unusual animal, plant or fungi, they take a photo and upload it. This simple act by bushwalkers with smartphones is, in aggregate, increasingly ... <a title="Myrtle rust is lethal to Australian plants. Could citizen scientists help track its spread?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/myrtle-rust-is-lethal-to-australian-plants-could-citizen-scientists-help-track-its-spread-225681/" aria-label="Read more about Myrtle rust is lethal to Australian plants. Could citizen scientists help track its spread?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Gordon, Professor of Statistics and Director, Statistical Consulting Centre, The University of Melbourne Monstera Production/ Pexels , CC BY Imagine if you enrolled your child in swimming lessons but instead of a qualified swimming instructor, they were taught freestyle technique by a soccer coach. Something similar ... <a title="How do we solve the maths teacher shortage? We can start by training more existing teachers to teach maths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/how-do-we-solve-the-maths-teacher-shortage-we-can-start-by-training-more-existing-teachers-to-teach-maths-226725/" aria-label="Read more about How do we solve the maths teacher shortage? We can start by training more existing teachers to teach maths">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, VC Fellow, La Trobe University The Conversation/Stan/IMDB As the weather begins to cool, you might be spending a few more nights in front of the television on the couch (or on your laptop in bed), looking for a new show to lead you into autumn. ... <a title="Searing glory holes, a shapeshifting cat and outback UFO tours: what we’re streaming this April" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/searing-glory-holes-a-shapeshifting-cat-and-outback-ufo-tours-what-were-streaming-this-april-226605/" aria-label="Read more about Searing glory holes, a shapeshifting cat and outback UFO tours: what we’re streaming this April">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan Fels, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne Australian authorities have never had the power to break up big businesses that behave badly. It’s a power available to courts in the United States and elsewhere, but not here – at least not unless the Greens succeed with ... <a title="It’s time to give Australian courts the power to break up big firms that behave badly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/its-time-to-give-australian-courts-the-power-to-break-up-big-firms-that-behave-badly-226726/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time to give Australian courts the power to break up big firms that behave badly">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Derek Arnold, Professor, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland Max4e Photo/Shutterstock Look at these pictures. Can you see a cube on the left and a face on the right? What do you see? Derek Arnold / Adobe Stock Can you imagine seeing things in your mind? ... <a title="‘A blind and deaf mind’: what it’s like to have no visual imagination or inner voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/01/a-blind-and-deaf-mind-what-its-like-to-have-no-visual-imagination-or-inner-voice-226134/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A blind and deaf mind’: what it’s like to have no visual imagination or inner voice">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University Being second in line for leadership of the most powerful country in the world is not an easy job. But for Mike Pence, vice president under Donald Trump, things were even harder than ... <a title="Who will Trump pick as his running mate? In 2024, the ‘Veepstakes’ are higher than usual" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/01/who-will-trump-pick-as-his-running-mate-in-2024-the-veepstakes-are-higher-than-usual-226510/" aria-label="Read more about Who will Trump pick as his running mate? In 2024, the ‘Veepstakes’ are higher than usual">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erika Penney, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Technology Sydney Photo by cottonbro studio/Pexels So Mum or Dad has died, or moved to aged care, and now you’ve got to pack up their house. It’s a huge job and you’re dreading it. It’s normal to feel grief, ... <a title="How to look after your mental health while packing up Mum or Dad’s home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/01/how-to-look-after-your-mental-health-while-packing-up-mum-or-dads-home-223956/" aria-label="Read more about How to look after your mental health while packing up Mum or Dad’s home">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University Michael Smith ITWP, Shutterstock Thousands of bus-sized humpback whales are currently on their way to Australian waters. They’ve spent the summer feeding in the cold waters of Antarctica before heading north to breed and calve. You can see ... <a title="Sex, birth and whalesong: life on the humpback highway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/01/sex-birth-and-whalesong-life-on-the-humpback-highway-225580/" aria-label="Read more about Sex, birth and whalesong: life on the humpback highway">Read more</a>
