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March 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Comets are rarely as bright as this illustration. IgorZh/Shutterstock Hot on the heels of the disappointing Green Comet, astronomers have just discovered a new comet with the potential to be next year’s big story – C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS). Although ... <a title="Astronomers just discovered a comet that could be brighter than most stars when we see it next year. Or will it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/12/astronomers-just-discovered-a-comet-that-could-be-brighter-than-most-stars-when-we-see-it-next-year-or-will-it-201377/" aria-label="Read more about Astronomers just discovered a comet that could be brighter than most stars when we see it next year. Or will it?">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney Shutterstock It’s a question people ask often: does menopause cause weight gain? Women commonly put on weight as they enter menopause. Research shows women aged 46-57 gain an average of 2.1kg over five years. But like ... <a title="Is menopause making me put on weight? No, but it’s complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/12/is-menopause-making-me-put-on-weight-no-but-its-complicated-198308/" aria-label="Read more about Is menopause making me put on weight? No, but it’s complicated">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Bradshaw, Research Assistant, Monash University Queensland State Archives In 1974, Woroni, the student magazine of the Australian National University, published an article looking at the lives of lesbians at the university. One contributor, “Jody”, told of her experience with a doctor who pressured her for details ... <a title="‘Are you telling me it’s all in my head?’ Endometriosis in the Australian press in the 1970s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/12/are-you-telling-me-its-all-in-my-head-endometriosis-in-the-australian-press-in-the-1970s-198514/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Are you telling me it’s all in my head?’ Endometriosis in the Australian press in the 1970s">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quentin Hanich, Professor, University of Wollongong Global squid fishing increased by 68% between 2017 and 2020, according to our international analysis, prompting concerns that much of the international fishing fleet is sidestepping necessary conservation and management. Our study, carried out with colleagues in Australia, Japan, the United ... <a title="Squid fishing grew by 68% in just three years, raising fears the industry is out of control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/11/squid-fishing-grew-by-68-in-just-three-years-raising-fears-the-industry-is-out-of-control-200943/" aria-label="Read more about Squid fishing grew by 68% in just three years, raising fears the industry is out of control">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga C. Pandos, PhD Candidate in Technology, Medical Law and Ethics, University of Adelaide Sangharsh Lohakare / Unsplash Hundreds of experts from around the world gathered at the Francis Crick Institute in London this week for the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing. As at the ... <a title="Somatic genome editing therapies are becoming a reality – but debate over ethics, equitable access and governance continue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/11/somatic-genome-editing-therapies-are-becoming-a-reality-but-debate-over-ethics-equitable-access-and-governance-continue-201234/" aria-label="Read more about Somatic genome editing therapies are becoming a reality – but debate over ethics, equitable access and governance continue">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren O’Donovan, Senior Lecturer in Administrative Law, La Trobe University Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, Darren England, Jono Searle/AAP The robodebt royal commission hearings came to an end on Friday. Over the past four months, they have delivered a telling portrait of unaccountable government power. As ... <a title="‘Amateurish, rushed and disastrous’: royal commission exposes robodebt as ethically indefensible policy targeting vulnerable people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/amateurish-rushed-and-disastrous-royal-commission-exposes-robodebt-as-ethically-indefensible-policy-targeting-vulnerable-people-201165/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Amateurish, rushed and disastrous’: royal commission exposes robodebt as ethically indefensible policy targeting vulnerable people">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Priya Chacko, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Adelaide Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made a landmark visit to India this week in the hopes of boosting ties in trade, education and security. Australia’s relationship with India has been marked by short bursts of enthusiasm, ... <a title="Albanese visit hopes to strengthen ties with India amid China’s rise. But differences remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/albanese-visit-hopes-to-strengthen-ties-with-india-amid-chinas-rise-but-differences-remain-201369/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese visit hopes to strengthen ties with India amid China’s rise. But differences remain">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catriona Macleod, Associate professor, University of Tasmania Cayne Layton, Author provided Seaweed is increasingly seen as a solution to many of the world’s most pressing problems. Interest in farming seaweed has exploded. There’s such a wide range of applications, from fertilisers to foods, bioplastics, textiles, supplements and ... <a title="Can seaweed save the world? Well it can certainly help in many ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/can-seaweed-save-the-world-well-it-can-certainly-help-in-many-ways-201459/" aria-label="Read more about Can seaweed save the world? Well it can certainly help in many ways">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aisling Gallagher, Senior Lecturer in Social Geography, Massey University Getty Images Some eight months out from this year’s election, the National Party has launched a new tax rebate policy to help reduce childcare costs. At the same time, Australia and Canada are abandoning their own rebate policies ... <a title="New Zealand’s childcare is among the most expensive in the world. But tax rebates are not the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/new-zealands-childcare-is-among-the-most-expensive-in-the-world-but-tax-rebates-are-not-the-answer-201382/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s childcare is among the most expensive in the world. But tax rebates are not the answer">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ettore Camerlenghi, PhD student, Monash University Jenna Diehl, Author provided Multilevel societies are among the most complex societies known in nature. They are organised like Russian nesting dolls – individuals belong to family groups, which belong to clans, which belong to tribes. At each level, the relationships ... <a title="Fairy-wrens are more likely to help their closest friends but not strangers, just like us humans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/fairy-wrens-are-more-likely-to-help-their-closest-friends-but-not-strangers-just-like-us-humans-198231/" aria-label="Read more about Fairy-wrens are more likely to help their closest friends but not strangers, just like us humans">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scarlett Howard, Lecturer, Monash University Shutterstock As we progress through life, we learn many essential behaviours from more experienced people around us. For example, through observing adults, we go from being babbling babies, to using single words, to speaking in full sentences. This is an example of ... <a title="Is the honeybee’s iconic waggle dance learned or innate? New research provides the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/is-the-honeybees-iconic-waggle-dance-learned-or-innate-new-research-provides-the-answer-201297/" aria-label="Read more about Is the honeybee’s iconic waggle dance learned or innate? New research provides the answer">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Toole, Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute On March 11 2020 the World Health Organization classified COVID as a pandemic. Three years on, it remains just that. As much as we don’t want it to be, and as much as it is off the front pages, ... <a title="Three years into the pandemic, it’s clear COVID won’t fix itself. Here’s what we need to focus on next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/three-years-into-the-pandemic-its-clear-covid-wont-fix-itself-heres-what-we-need-to-focus-on-next-201181/" aria-label="Read more about Three years into the pandemic, it’s clear COVID won’t fix itself. Here’s what we need to focus on next">Read more</a>
