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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Timms, Associate Professor, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University A view of eight sample trays containing the final sample material from asteroid Bennu. Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebers/JSC In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a ... <a title="New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early Solar System" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/new-analysis-of-asteroid-dust-reveals-evidence-of-salty-water-in-the-early-solar-system-248439/" aria-label="Read more about New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early Solar System">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Evans, Deputy Vice-chancellor Research, Charles Sturt University Democracies worldwide are suffering from legitimacy problems. This is reflected in low levels of public trust in key political institutions, the polarisation of politics, and the erosion of public confidence in the capacity of governments to address societal concerns. ... <a title="Australian democracy is not dead, but needs help to ensure its survival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/australian-democracy-is-not-dead-but-needs-help-to-ensure-its-survival-235638/" aria-label="Read more about Australian democracy is not dead, but needs help to ensure its survival">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karin Hammarberg, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women’s Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University IKO-studio/Shutterstock Every now and then we see media reports about celebrities in their mid 40s having surprise pregnancies. Or you might hear stories like these from friends or ... <a title="Women don’t have a ‘surge’ in fertility before menopause – but surprise pregnancies can happen, even after 45" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/women-dont-have-a-surge-in-fertility-before-menopause-but-surprise-pregnancies-can-happen-even-after-45-247454/" aria-label="Read more about Women don’t have a ‘surge’ in fertility before menopause – but surprise pregnancies can happen, even after 45">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Shaw, Research Fellow in Conservation Genomics, University of Canberra A golden bandicoot (_Isoodon auratus_) Colleen Sims/Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, CC BY-SA Before species go extinct, their populations often shrink and become isolated. Healthy populations tend to have a large gene pool with many genetic ... <a title="Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species. We found 5 ways to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/gene-pools-are-getting-dangerously-shallow-for-many-species-we-found-5-ways-to-help-242708/" aria-label="Read more about Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species. We found 5 ways to help">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darcy Watchorn, Threatened Species Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science Department, Zoos Victoria, and Visiting Scholar, School of Life & Environmental Science, Deakin University Darcy Watchorn It’s a cold, drizzly night in a forest west of Melbourne. I’m sitting on a damp log, clutching a thermos of lukewarm ... <a title="‘I was shocked’: a scientist tracking koalas films startling behaviour between young males" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/i-was-shocked-a-scientist-tracking-koalas-films-startling-behaviour-between-young-males-247339/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I was shocked’: a scientist tracking koalas films startling behaviour between young males">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher, Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University Don Pablo/ Shutterstock The start of the school year means some parents will asking a big question: is it time for a child’s first phone? Safety concerns, particularly around travel to and from school, or being ... <a title="How can you tell if your child is ready for a smartphone? What are the alternatives?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/how-can-you-tell-if-your-child-is-ready-for-a-smartphone-what-are-the-alternatives-248224/" aria-label="Read more about How can you tell if your child is ready for a smartphone? What are the alternatives?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Greenslade-Yeats, Research Fellow in Management, Auckland University of Technology Eldar Nurkovic/Shutterstock During the pandemic, midwives faced what researchers call a “pragmatic paradox” – a situation where contradictory demands are imposed on individuals who can neither refuse nor fulfil the demands. Midwives needed to care for women ... <a title="How do workers cope in no-win situations? Midwives found out the hard way during the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/how-do-workers-cope-in-no-win-situations-midwives-found-out-the-hard-way-during-the-pandemic-247679/" aria-label="Read more about How do workers cope in no-win situations? Midwives found out the hard way during the pandemic">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Distinguished Professor, Professor of Immunology, RMIT University Kim Kuperkova/Shutterstock In recent weeks, reports have been circulating about severe reactions in people who’ve taken over-the-counter vitamin B6 supplements. Vitamin B6 poisoning can injure nerves and lead to symptoms including numbness, tingling and even trouble walking and ... <a title="Vitamin B6 is essential – but too much can be toxic. Here’s what to know to stay safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/vitamin-b6-is-essential-but-too-much-can-be-toxic-heres-what-to-know-to-stay-safe-248443/" aria-label="Read more about Vitamin B6 is essential – but too much can be toxic. Here’s what to know to stay safe">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Senior Lecturer of Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University The Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has rattled the tech industry with the release of free, cheaply made AI models that compete with the best US products such as ChatGPT. Users are rushing to check ... <a title="DeepSeek: why the hot new Chinese AI chatbot has big privacy and security problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/deepseek-why-the-hot-new-chinese-ai-chatbot-has-big-privacy-and-security-problems-248544/" aria-label="Read more about DeepSeek: why the hot new Chinese AI chatbot has big privacy and security problems">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sina Pinter, PhD Candidate in Ocean Dynamics, The University of Western Australia Ningaloo Reef is facing the heat James C. Farr/Shutterstock Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heatwave intensifies. The fish kill at Gnoorea Beach near Karratha ... <a title="A marine heatwave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of fish. It’s heading south" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/a-marine-heatwave-in-northwest-australia-is-killing-huge-numbers-of-fish-its-heading-south-248139/" aria-label="Read more about A marine heatwave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of fish. It’s heading south">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Ordway, Associate Professor Sport Management and Sport Integrity Lead, University of Canberra Women cheer and wave the Afghanistan flag during a cricket game in 2023 Vector and photos/Shutterstock A Twenty20 cricket contest featuring a women’s team made up of refugees from Afghanistan who now live in ... <a title="After fleeing the Taliban, the Afghan women’s cricket team is finally playing together – in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/after-fleeing-the-taliban-the-afghan-womens-cricket-team-is-finally-playing-together-in-australia-248445/" aria-label="Read more about After fleeing the Taliban, the Afghan women’s cricket team is finally playing together – in Australia">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wanning Sun, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney The release of the new DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model has shocked the tech world. Launched on January 20 with little fanfare, the Chinese AI model was reportedly developed at only a fraction of the ... <a title="DeepSeek’s success challenges assumptions about Chinese tech companies – and the US-China competition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/deepseeks-success-challenges-assumptions-about-chinese-tech-companies-and-the-us-china-competition-248531/" aria-label="Read more about DeepSeek’s success challenges assumptions about Chinese tech companies – and the US-China competition">Read more</a>
