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November 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron J. Cavosie, Senior lecturer, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University JPL-Caltech/NASA Water is ubiquitous on Earth – about 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by the stuff. Water is in the air, on the surface and inside rocks. Geologic evidence suggests water has been ... <a title="A 4.45 billion-year-old crystal from Mars reveals the planet had water from the beginning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/23/a-4-45-billion-year-old-crystal-from-mars-reveals-the-planet-had-water-from-the-beginning-243172/" aria-label="Read more about A 4.45 billion-year-old crystal from Mars reveals the planet had water from the beginning">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Selma Hedlund, Postdoctoral Associate at Center of Forced Displacement, Boston University History is full of examples of governments using forced segregation against ethnic minorities. From settler colonialists coercing Indigenous peoples into reservations, Nazis forcing Jews into ghettos or the United States segregating Black Americans through redlining and ... <a title="Denmark’s uprooting of settled residents from ‘ghettos’ forms part of aggressive plan to assimilate nonwhite inhabitants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/23/denmarks-uprooting-of-settled-residents-from-ghettos-forms-part-of-aggressive-plan-to-assimilate-nonwhite-inhabitants-243424/" aria-label="Read more about Denmark’s uprooting of settled residents from ‘ghettos’ forms part of aggressive plan to assimilate nonwhite inhabitants">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Grantham, Lecturer in Communication, Griffith University Shutterstock The federal government’s proposed social media ban for under-16s has sparked widespread debate, affecting millions of young Australians, their families and educators. But will it actually work? While the aim behind this ban is to protect children from online ... <a title="Educating young people about social media would be far more effective than a ban – Finland can show us how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/22/educating-young-people-about-social-media-would-be-far-more-effective-than-a-ban-finland-can-show-us-how-244304/" aria-label="Read more about Educating young people about social media would be far more effective than a ban – Finland can show us how">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Robinson, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland AG-PHOTOS/Shutterstock With the start of summer just days away, many of us will be looking forward to long sunny days spent at the beach, by the pool, out camping or picnicking in the park. ... <a title="Ant stings can be painful. Here’s how to avoid getting stung this summer (and what to do if you do)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/22/ant-stings-can-be-painful-heres-how-to-avoid-getting-stung-this-summer-and-what-to-do-if-you-do-241582/" aria-label="Read more about Ant stings can be painful. Here’s how to avoid getting stung this summer (and what to do if you do)">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Crosby, Professor, Monash University Chichimaru/Shutterstock Australia has a seriously big “nest egg”. The Future Fund – our sovereign wealth fund set up in 2006 – now manages about $230 billion. Specifically, its remit is to “invest for the benefit of future generations of Australians”. That’s long ... <a title="Is using the Future Fund for housing, energy and infrastructure really ‘raiding Australia’s nest egg’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/22/is-using-the-future-fund-for-housing-energy-and-infrastructure-really-raiding-australias-nest-egg-244293/" aria-label="Read more about Is using the Future Fund for housing, energy and infrastructure really ‘raiding Australia’s nest egg’?">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Stokes-Parish, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Bond University Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock If someone’s heart suddenly stops beating, they may only have minutes to live. Doing CPR (cardiopulmonary resusciation) can increase their chances of survival. CPR makes sure blood keeps pumping, providing oxygen to the brain and vital organs until ... <a title="Women are less likely to receive CPR than men. Training on manikins with breasts could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/22/women-are-less-likely-to-receive-cpr-than-men-training-on-manikins-with-breasts-could-help-242702/" aria-label="Read more about Women are less likely to receive CPR than men. Training on manikins with breasts could help">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Celeste Rodriguez Louro, Chair of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab, The University of Western Australia Rroselavy / Shutterstock Earlier this year, a Hong Kong finance worker was tricked into paying US$25 million to scammers who had used deepfake technology to pretend to be the company’s chief ... <a title="The unspoken rule of conversation that explains why AI chatbots feel so human" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/22/the-unspoken-rule-of-conversation-that-explains-why-ai-chatbots-feel-so-human-243805/" aria-label="Read more about The unspoken rule of conversation that explains why AI chatbots feel so human">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Hanaghan, Senior Research Fellow in Latin Christianity in Late Antiquity, Australian Catholic University Warning: this article contains mild spoilers. When Gladiator I was released in 2000, I was a high school Classics student and the film brought Classical literature to life for me. Dramatic depictions of ... <a title="Who were Caracalla and Geta, the cruel and unhinged Roman brother emperors depicted in Gladiator II?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/22/who-were-caracalla-and-geta-the-cruel-and-unhinged-roman-brother-emperors-depicted-in-gladiator-ii-243912/" aria-label="Read more about Who were Caracalla and Geta, the cruel and unhinged Roman brother emperors depicted in Gladiator II?">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Winter, Associate Professor in Political Theory, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images When Prime Minister Christopher Luxon stood in Parliament last week to apologise to survivors of abuse in care, his words were among many fine speeches by government officials and survivors that day. ... <a title="Survivors of abuse in care know how redress should work – will the government finally listen?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/22/survivors-of-abuse-in-care-know-how-redress-should-work-will-the-government-finally-listen-243798/" aria-label="Read more about Survivors of abuse in care know how redress should work – will the government finally listen?">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flora Hui, Research Fellow, Centre for Eye Research Australia and Honorary Fellow, Department of Surgery (Ophthalmology), The University of Melbourne IoanaB/Shutterstock The United States Food and Drug Administration has just approved the first-ever clinical trial that uses CRISPR-Cas13 RNA editing. Its aim is to treat an eye ... <a title="RNA editing is the next frontier in gene therapy – here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/22/rna-editing-is-the-next-frontier-in-gene-therapy-heres-what-you-need-to-know-243938/" aria-label="Read more about RNA editing is the next frontier in gene therapy – here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Lee, PhD Candidate, Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland Karolina Grabowska/Pexels Summer is nearly here. But rather than getting out the sunscreen, some TikTokers are urging followers to chuck it out and go sunscreen-free. They claim it’s healthier to forgo sunscreen to get the full ... <a title="Yes, you still need to use sunscreen, despite what you’ve heard on TikTok" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/22/yes-you-still-need-to-use-sunscreen-despite-what-youve-heard-on-tiktok-232708/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, you still need to use sunscreen, despite what you’ve heard on TikTok">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keller Kopf, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Charles Darwin University Laxmikant Ameenagad, Shutterstock In humans and other animals, ageing is generally associated with a decline in biological function. But scientists are now discovering older animals perform vital roles in populations and ecosystems. Unfortunately, however, old animals can suffer ... <a title="Humans are killing off the old and wise animals that hold nature together. Here’s what must change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/22/humans-are-killing-off-the-old-and-wise-animals-that-hold-nature-together-heres-what-must-change-243831/" aria-label="Read more about Humans are killing off the old and wise animals that hold nature together. Here’s what must change">Read more</a>
