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March 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilo López-Aguirre, PhD Candidate, UNSW Scientists have found another piece in the puzzle of how echolocation evolved in bats, moving closer to solving a decades-long evolutionary mystery. All bats — apart from the fruit bats of the family Pteropodidae (also called flying foxes) — can “echolocate” by ... <a title="Fruit bats are the only bats that can’t (and never could) use echolocation. Now we’re closer to knowing why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/06/fruit-bats-are-the-only-bats-that-cant-and-never-could-use-echolocation-now-were-closer-to-knowing-why-153721/" aria-label="Read more about Fruit bats are the only bats that can’t (and never could) use echolocation. Now we’re closer to knowing why">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jordy Meekes, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, The University of Melbourne That Australian women earn less than Australian men is well-known. The latest calculation put the gap – the extent to which the average female full-time wage is less than the average male ... <a title="Why do women get paid less than men? Hours and commuting provide clues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/06/why-do-women-get-paid-less-than-men-hours-and-commuting-provide-clues-155883/" aria-label="Read more about Why do women get paid less than men? Hours and commuting provide clues">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Gleeson, Associate professor, La Trobe University News of the blockage of a shipment of 250,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Europe to Australia has caused concern and outrage. The immediate problem will probably be quickly solved through diplomatic channels. Even if it is not, onshore manufacturing of the ... <a title="Yes, export bans on vaccines are a problem, but why is the supply of vaccines so limited in the first place?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/yes-export-bans-on-vaccines-are-a-problem-but-why-is-the-supply-of-vaccines-so-limited-in-the-first-place-156569/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, export bans on vaccines are a problem, but why is the supply of vaccines so limited in the first place?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Stern, Professor of Geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The Tonga Kermadec subduction zone stretches between New Zealand and south of Samoa. USGS, CC BY-SA A sequence of three major offshore earthquakes, including a magnitude 8.1 quake near the Kermadec Islands, triggered tsunami ... <a title="Following 3 major quakes off New Zealand, questions remain about how they might be linked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/following-3-major-quakes-off-new-zealand-questions-remain-about-how-they-might-be-linked-156562/" aria-label="Read more about Following 3 major quakes off New Zealand, questions remain about how they might be linked">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Director of the Institute for Governance & Policy Analysis Dr Laine Dare discuss the week in politics. This week the pair discuss some of the 148 recommendations made by the Royal Commission ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the royal commission into aged care, Christian Porter and Linda Reynolds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-royal-commission-into-aged-care-christian-porter-and-linda-reynolds-156575/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the royal commission into aged care, Christian Porter and Linda Reynolds">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Celebrity testimonials abound for pills, potions and creams that purport to make you look younger. This time collagen supplements are in the spotlight, after Jennifer Aniston became the face of one wellness brand’s collagen campaign in ... <a title="Thinking about trying collagen supplements for your skin? A healthy diet is better value for money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/thinking-about-trying-collagen-supplements-for-your-skin-a-healthy-diet-is-better-value-for-money-152240/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking about trying collagen supplements for your skin? A healthy diet is better value for money">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Heemsbergen, PhD, Media and Politics, Deakin University A couple of days ago, the musician Grimes sold some animations she made with her brother Mac on a website called Nifty Gateway. Some were one-offs, while others were limited editions of a few hundred – and all were ... <a title="NFTs explained: what they are, why rock stars are using them, and why they’re selling for millions of dollars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/nfts-explained-what-they-are-why-rock-stars-are-using-them-and-why-theyre-selling-for-millions-of-dollars-156389/" aria-label="Read more about NFTs explained: what they are, why rock stars are using them, and why they’re selling for millions of dollars">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dave Parry, Professor of Computer Science, Auckland University of Technology Although international travel restrictions for Australia have been extended to at least June, there may still be potential for a trans-Tasman bubble with New Zealand (and maybe some other countries), according to reports. Air New Zealand will ... <a title="How would digital COVID vaccine passports work? And what’s stopping people from faking them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/how-would-digital-covid-vaccine-passports-work-and-whats-stopping-people-from-faking-them-156032/" aria-label="Read more about How would digital COVID vaccine passports work? And what’s stopping people from faking them?">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Triccas, Professor of Medical Microbiology, University of Sydney The United States’ drug regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said last week COVID vaccines updated for variants won’t need to go through full randomised controlled clinical trials. The booster shots will only be required to undergo ... <a title="Why we’ll get COVID booster vaccines quickly and how we know they’re safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/why-well-get-covid-booster-vaccines-quickly-and-how-we-know-theyre-safe-156120/" aria-label="Read more about Why we’ll get COVID booster vaccines quickly and how we know they’re safe">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Milte, Matthew Flinders Senior Research Fellow, Flinders University The final report from the aged care royal commission this week was damning. Speaking of a system in crisis, it calls for an urgent overhaul. The Morrison government has been facing difficult questions regarding which of the 148 ... <a title="50% of Australians are prepared to pay more tax to improve aged care workers’ pay, survey shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/50-of-australians-are-prepared-to-pay-more-tax-to-improve-aged-care-workers-pay-survey-shows-156299/" aria-label="Read more about 50% of Australians are prepared to pay more tax to improve aged care workers’ pay, survey shows">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David John Eldridge, Professor of Dryland Ecology, UNSW After 200 years of European farming practices, Australian soils are in bad shape – depleted of nutrients and organic matter, including carbon. This is bad news for both soil health and efforts to address global warming. The native Australian ... <a title="Dig this: a tiny echidna moves 8 trailer-loads of soil a year, helping tackle climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/dig-this-a-tiny-echidna-moves-8-trailer-loads-of-soil-a-year-helping-tackle-climate-change-155947/" aria-label="Read more about Dig this: a tiny echidna moves 8 trailer-loads of soil a year, helping tackle climate change">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoe Vaill, PhD Candidate Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology Students are heading off to universities around Australia, whether for the first time or as returning students, with expectations of a year of learning, making friends and enjoyable socialising. For some students this will not be ... <a title="Half of our unis don’t have bullying policies for students. This is what they need to protect them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/05/half-of-our-unis-dont-have-bullying-policies-for-students-this-is-what-they-need-to-protect-them-156108/" aria-label="Read more about Half of our unis don’t have bullying policies for students. This is what they need to protect them">Read more</a>
