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December 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Clarke, Senior Lecturer in History, specialising in built heritage and material culture, University of the Sunshine Coast Big Things first appeared in Australia in the 1960s, beginning with the Big Scotsman (1962) in Medindie, South Australia, the Big Banana (1964) in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, ... <a title="From the Big Bogan to Larry the Lobster, why do towns build Big Things?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/27/from-the-big-bogan-to-larry-the-lobster-why-do-towns-build-big-things-241129/" aria-label="Read more about From the Big Bogan to Larry the Lobster, why do towns build Big Things?">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By H. Peter Soyer, Professor of Dermatology, The University of Queensland Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock Australia has one of the highest skin cancer rates globally, with nearly 19,000 Australians diagnosed with invasive melanoma – the most lethal type of skin cancer – each year. While advanced melanoma can be fatal, it ... <a title="We don’t all need regular skin cancer screening – but you can know your risk and check yourself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/27/we-dont-all-need-regular-skin-cancer-screening-but-you-can-know-your-risk-and-check-yourself-239378/" aria-label="Read more about We don’t all need regular skin cancer screening – but you can know your risk and check yourself">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wen-Qiang He, Research Fellow in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney maxim ibragimov/Shutterstock Extreme heat is increasingly common in Australia and around the world and besides making us uncomfortable, it can harm our health. For example, exposure to extreme heat can exacerbate ... <a title="Children can be more vulnerable in the heat. Here’s how to protect them this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/27/children-can-be-more-vulnerable-in-the-heat-heres-how-to-protect-them-this-summer-240892/" aria-label="Read more about Children can be more vulnerable in the heat. Here’s how to protect them this summer">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacquie Rand, Emeritus Professor of Companion Animal Health, The University of Queensland Elena Vorman/Shutterstock Learning a pet has diabetes can be a shock. Sadly, about 20% of diabetic cats and dogs are euthanised within a year of diagnosis due to the impacts on the pets’ health and ... <a title="Dogs and cats get diabetes too. Here’s what to look out for and how to manage it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/27/dogs-and-cats-get-diabetes-too-heres-what-to-look-out-for-and-how-to-manage-it-225673/" aria-label="Read more about Dogs and cats get diabetes too. Here’s what to look out for and how to manage it">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Hadigheh, Senior Lecturer, Structural Engineering, University of Sydney Pavel1964/Shutterstock In the early days of the modern Olympics and Paralympics, athletes competed using heavy, non-aerodynamic equipment. The record for throwing a javelin, for instance, has almost doubled since 1908, when the sport was introduced. Athletes have got ... <a title="Sport produces mountains of high-tech waste. We are finding new ways to recycle it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/27/sport-produces-mountains-of-high-tech-waste-we-are-finding-new-ways-to-recycle-it-243935/" aria-label="Read more about Sport produces mountains of high-tech waste. We are finding new ways to recycle it">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Peden, NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney MarKord/Shutterstock Many swimming schools have temporarily closed for the summer holidays. But this doesn’t mean you should take a break from helping your kids learn how to swim. What ... <a title="Regular lessons have paused – but your kids should still practise their swimming this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/27/regular-lessons-have-paused-but-your-kids-should-still-practise-their-swimming-this-summer-245034/" aria-label="Read more about Regular lessons have paused – but your kids should still practise their swimming this summer">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthea Gerrard, Assistant Professor of Law, Bond University ELEVATE/Pexels Beer has existed for thousands of years. It was the drink of choice in ancient Egypt, in northern Europe in the Middle Ages and, of course, remains popular around the world today. And, since it was so widely ... <a title="From Cleopatra to Wellington, leaders have always taxed beer. But Australia’s system has made beer extra pricey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/27/from-cleopatra-to-wellington-leaders-have-always-taxed-beer-but-australias-system-has-made-beer-extra-pricey-243040/" aria-label="Read more about From Cleopatra to Wellington, leaders have always taxed beer. But Australia’s system has made beer extra pricey">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruari Elkington, Senior Lecturer in Creative Industries & Chief Investigator at QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC), Queensland University of Technology Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema In December 1916, as war raged in Europe, an entrepreneurial pearl diver took a chance on some bleeding-edge technology and installed an ... <a title="Australia has a remarkable history of outdoor cinema. Here’s why Netflix will never beat it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/27/australia-has-a-remarkable-history-of-outdoor-cinema-heres-why-netflix-will-never-beat-it-244029/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has a remarkable history of outdoor cinema. Here’s why Netflix will never beat it">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Themiya Nanayakkara, Scientist at the James Webb Australian Data Centre, Swinburne University of Technology Dust in the heart of galaxy NGC628. NASA / ESA / CSA / Judy Schmidt, CC BY On this day three years ago, we witnessed the nail-biting launch of the James Webb Space ... <a title="From dead galaxies to mysterious red dots, here’s what the James Webb telescope has found in just 3 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/25/from-dead-galaxies-to-mysterious-red-dots-heres-what-the-james-webb-telescope-has-found-in-just-3-years-243592/" aria-label="Read more about From dead galaxies to mysterious red dots, here’s what the James Webb telescope has found in just 3 years">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Timothy Bennett, PhD Student, School of Computing, Australian National University OLaLa Merkel / Shutterstock A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has just achieved human-level results on a test designed to measure “general intelligence”. On December 20, OpenAI’s o3 system scored 85% on the ARC-AGI benchmark, well ... <a title="An AI system has reached human level on a test for ‘general intelligence’. Here’s what that means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/24/an-ai-system-has-reached-human-level-on-a-test-for-general-intelligence-heres-what-that-means-246529/" aria-label="Read more about An AI system has reached human level on a test for ‘general intelligence’. Here’s what that means">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary-Rose McLaren, Professor of Teaching and Learning and Head of Program, Early Childhood Education, Victoria University Collin Quinn Lomax/ Shutterstock Some years ago, my daughter was set a maths problem: how much does it cost to drive a family of four from Melbourne to Sydney, calculating petrol ... <a title="How to get the kids through a long car trip without screens or losing your mind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/24/how-to-get-the-kids-through-a-long-car-trip-without-screens-or-losing-your-mind-245681/" aria-label="Read more about How to get the kids through a long car trip without screens or losing your mind">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine E. Wood, Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology Asier Romero/ Shutterstock Christmas is coming, and with it many challenges for parents of young children. You likely have one festive event after another, late nights, party food, way too much stimulation, tired kids and ... <a title="Keep calm and carry on your routines: how to manage kids’ ‘Christmas crankies’ over the holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/24/keep-calm-and-carry-on-your-routines-how-to-manage-kids-christmas-crankies-over-the-holidays-245273/" aria-label="Read more about Keep calm and carry on your routines: how to manage kids’ ‘Christmas crankies’ over the holidays">Read more</a>
