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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Russell Dean Christopher Bicknell, Post-doctoral researcher in Palaeobiology , University of New England Shell-crushing predation was already in full swing half a billion years ago, as our new research published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals. A hyena devouring an antelope carcass, a bonnethead ... <a title="More than half a billion years ago, the first shell-crushing predators ground up their prey between their legs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/more-than-half-a-billion-years-ago-the-first-shell-crushing-predators-ground-up-their-prey-between-their-legs-153381/" aria-label="Read more about More than half a billion years ago, the first shell-crushing predators ground up their prey between their legs">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Welch, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland When a COVID-19 case was found in Northland last Sunday, Aotearoa’s second-longest period with no detected community case came to an end. ESR scientists worked late into Sunday night to obtain a whole genome sequence and reported Monday morning it ... <a title="COVID-19: Northland case is a reminder NZ’s ‘dumb good luck’ may run out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/covid-19-northland-case-is-a-reminder-nzs-dumb-good-luck-may-run-out-153963/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19: Northland case is a reminder NZ’s ‘dumb good luck’ may run out">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University There’s a common assumption men take longer than women to poo. People say so on Twitter, in memes, and elsewhere online. But is that right? What could explain it? And if some people are really taking ... <a title="Do men really take longer to poo?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/do-men-really-take-longer-to-poo-152233/" aria-label="Read more about Do men really take longer to poo?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology As we know, getting into New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult. There are practicalities, such as high airfare and managed isolation costs. And there are legal requirements, including pre-flight testing, mandatory quarantine and visa restrictions. Even ... <a title="If border restrictions increase to combat new COVID-19 strains, what rights do returning New Zealanders have?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/if-border-restrictions-increase-to-combat-new-covid-19-strains-what-rights-do-returning-new-zealanders-have-153962/" aria-label="Read more about If border restrictions increase to combat new COVID-19 strains, what rights do returning New Zealanders have?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Higgins, Senior Research Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised the US would demonstrate “global leadership on refugees”. Once elected, he pledged to vastly increase refugee resettlement in the US. If history is any guide, the new president’s ... <a title="Could the Biden administration pressure Australia to adopt more humane refugee policies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/could-the-biden-administration-pressure-australia-to-adopt-more-humane-refugee-policies-153718/" aria-label="Read more about Could the Biden administration pressure Australia to adopt more humane refugee policies?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Boddy, Associate Professor and Deputy Head of School (Learning and Teaching), Griffith University Domestic and family violence soars in the months and years following natural disasters. It usually involves physical and psychological violence perpetrated by men against women and children, but it can also include an ... <a title="Domestic violence soars after natural disasters. Preventing it needs to be part of the emergency response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/domestic-violence-soars-after-natural-disasters-preventing-it-needs-to-be-part-of-the-emergency-response-151838/" aria-label="Read more about Domestic violence soars after natural disasters. Preventing it needs to be part of the emergency response">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Baumann, Casual Academic, School of Social Sciences & Psychology, Western Sydney University Among the many hard truths exposed by COVID-19 is the huge disparity between the world’s rich and poor. As economies went into freefall, the world’s billionaires increased their already huge fortunes by 27.5%. And ... <a title="We are the 1%: the wealth of many Australians puts them in an elite club wrecking the planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/we-are-the-1-the-wealth-of-many-australians-puts-them-in-an-elite-club-wrecking-the-planet-151208/" aria-label="Read more about We are the 1%: the wealth of many Australians puts them in an elite club wrecking the planet">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jan Lanicek, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History and Jewish History, UNSW On January 27 communities worldwide commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz — the largest complex of concentration camps and extermination centres during the Holocaust. This is the first year the International Holocaust Remembrance Day will be ... <a title="It’s not just about the rise in anti-Semitism: why we need real stories for better Holocaust education in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/its-not-just-about-the-rise-in-anti-semitism-why-we-need-real-stories-for-better-holocaust-education-in-australia-153645/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not just about the rise in anti-Semitism: why we need real stories for better Holocaust education in Australia">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorinda Cramer, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Australian Catholic University The summer break is over, marking a return to the office. For some, this ends almost a year of working from home in lockdown. Some analysts are predicting it might also mark an enduring shift in how we dress ... <a title="Dressed for success – as workers return to the office, men might finally shed their suits and ties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/dressed-for-success-as-workers-return-to-the-office-men-might-finally-shed-their-suits-and-ties-153455/" aria-label="Read more about Dressed for success – as workers return to the office, men might finally shed their suits and ties">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato New Zealand has a strong history of protecting and promoting human rights at home and internationally, and prides itself on being an outspoken critic and global leader in this area. So, when the most serious accusation of human rights ... <a title="With the US now calling China’s treatment of the Uyghurs ‘genocide’, how should NZ respond?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/with-the-us-now-calling-chinas-treatment-of-the-uyghurs-genocide-how-should-nz-respond-153717/" aria-label="Read more about With the US now calling China’s treatment of the Uyghurs ‘genocide’, how should NZ respond?">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Véronique Duché, A.R. Chisholm Professor of French, University of Melbourne In this series, writers pay tribute to fictional detectives on the page and on screen. When I first heard that Rowan Atkinson was to put on Maigret’s velvet-collared overcoat, I wondered if it was une farce. Johnny ... <a title="My favourite detective: Jules Maigret, the Paris detective with a pipe but no pretence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/26/my-favourite-detective-jules-maigret-the-paris-detective-with-a-pipe-but-no-pretence-150747/" aria-label="Read more about My favourite detective: Jules Maigret, the Paris detective with a pipe but no pretence">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Parwinder Kaur, Associate Professor | Director, DNA Zoo Australia, University of Western Australia Koalas are unique in the animal kingdom, living on a eucalyptus diet that would kill other creatures and drinking so little their name comes from the Dharug word gula, meaning “no water”. Today, many ... <a title="A new 3D koala genome will aid efforts to defend the threatened species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/26/a-new-3d-koala-genome-will-aid-efforts-to-defend-the-threatened-species-153873/" aria-label="Read more about A new 3D koala genome will aid efforts to defend the threatened species">Read more</a>
