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July 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edward Narayan, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, The University of Queensland A popular wildlife park in Brisbane has announced it will no longer offer “koala holds”, prompting questions about whether other captive animal facilities should follow. Koala handling has long been criticised by animal welfare advocates. They ... <a title="A wildlife park has scrapped koala cuddles. Is it time for a blanket ban?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/09/a-wildlife-park-has-scrapped-koala-cuddles-is-it-time-for-a-blanket-ban-234098/" aria-label="Read more about A wildlife park has scrapped koala cuddles. Is it time for a blanket ban?">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Lee, Senior Teaching Fellow, Psychology, Bond University Halfpoint/Shutterstock Have you ever tried to bring back fond memories by eating or drinking something unique to that time and place? It could be a Pina Colada that recalls an island holiday? Or a steaming bowl of pho just ... <a title="Tastes from our past can spark memories, trigger pain or boost wellbeing. Here’s how to embrace food nostalgia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/09/tastes-from-our-past-can-spark-memories-trigger-pain-or-boost-wellbeing-heres-how-to-embrace-food-nostalgia-232826/" aria-label="Read more about Tastes from our past can spark memories, trigger pain or boost wellbeing. Here’s how to embrace food nostalgia">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jade Cartwright, Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania ABC Publicity Australian celebrity cook Maggie Beer has long been an advocate for better quality meals in aged care. It led her to a four-month immersion in an aged care residence with the goal of transforming ... <a title="Maggie Beer’s aged care eating mission is feel-good TV – but is it a recipe for real change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/09/maggie-beers-aged-care-eating-mission-is-feel-good-tv-but-is-it-a-recipe-for-real-change-230556/" aria-label="Read more about Maggie Beer’s aged care eating mission is feel-good TV – but is it a recipe for real change?">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Hill, Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria and Honorary Fellow at University of Melbourne, Museums Victoria Research Institute Stellarium Web Online Star Map Any night now, a “new star” or nova will appear in the night sky. While it won’t set the sky ablaze, it’s a special ... <a title="Look up! A once-in-a-lifetime explosion is about to create a ‘new’ star in the sky" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/09/look-up-a-once-in-a-lifetime-explosion-is-about-to-create-a-new-star-in-the-sky-233884/" aria-label="Read more about Look up! A once-in-a-lifetime explosion is about to create a ‘new’ star in the sky">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Baka, Honorary Professor, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Canada; Adjunct Fellow, Olympic Scholar and Co-Director of the Olympic and Paralympic Research Centre, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University After two COVID-affected Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 (summer) and Beijing in 2022 (winter), the ... <a title="From challenges to innovations, what lessons can Brisbane learn from the Paris Olympics?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/09/from-challenges-to-innovations-what-lessons-can-brisbane-learn-from-the-paris-olympics-228496/" aria-label="Read more about From challenges to innovations, what lessons can Brisbane learn from the Paris Olympics?">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bjorn Sturmberg, Senior Research Fellow, Battery Storage & Grid Integration Program, Australian National University Supamotionstock.com/Shutterstock Electric vehicles are an increasingly common sight on Australian roads. Each one cuts carbon emissions by half compared to fossil fuel vehicles, but increases household electricity use by 50%. This extra electricity ... <a title="When transmission lines fell, 16 electric vehicles fed power into the grid. It showed electric vehicles can provide the backup Australia needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/09/when-transmission-lines-fell-16-electric-vehicles-fed-power-into-the-grid-it-showed-electric-vehicles-can-provide-the-backup-australia-needs-230673/" aria-label="Read more about When transmission lines fell, 16 electric vehicles fed power into the grid. It showed electric vehicles can provide the backup Australia needs">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yassine Souilmi, Group Leader, Genomics and Bioinformatics, Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, University of Adelaide Leeroy Todd/Shutterstock For at least 3,500 years, dingoes have been Australia’s top terrestrial predator. And in current times, they are one of the continent’s most iconic but controversial animals. Dingoes hold significant ... <a title="What were dingoes like before the European invasion? Centuries-old DNA reveals a surprising history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/09/what-were-dingoes-like-before-the-european-invasion-centuries-old-dna-reveals-a-surprising-history-232491/" aria-label="Read more about What were dingoes like before the European invasion? Centuries-old DNA reveals a surprising history">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Van Dyke, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock A healthy diet protects us against a number of chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes and cancer. From early childhood, we receive an abundance of information about how we should eat to be ... <a title="We know what to eat to stay healthy. So why is it so hard to make the right choices?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/09/we-know-what-to-eat-to-stay-healthy-so-why-is-it-so-hard-to-make-the-right-choices-231489/" aria-label="Read more about We know what to eat to stay healthy. So why is it so hard to make the right choices?">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracy Woodroffe, 2024 ACSES First Nations Fellow, Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges, Charles Darwin University Australia has a nationwide teacher shortage. But there is a particular shortage of Aboriginal teachers. This is very worrying because we know Aboriginal teachers are desperately needed to boost learning and school ... <a title="‘Tell students they can do it’: how Aboriginal people can inspire each other to become teachers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/09/tell-students-they-can-do-it-how-aboriginal-people-can-inspire-each-other-to-become-teachers-233565/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Tell students they can do it’: how Aboriginal people can inspire each other to become teachers">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney When Australia’s east coast is caught in the grip of a heatwave, relief can come in the form of abrupt, often gale-force wind changes known as “southerly busters”. For Sydneysiders, the arrival of ... <a title="‘Southerly busters’ are becoming more frequent but less severe as the climate changes, stirring up east coast weather watchers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/09/southerly-busters-are-becoming-more-frequent-but-less-severe-as-the-climate-changes-stirring-up-east-coast-weather-watchers-233818/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Southerly busters’ are becoming more frequent but less severe as the climate changes, stirring up east coast weather watchers">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark John Costello, Professor in Marine Biology, Nord University Getty Images In the deepest parts of the ocean, below 4,000 metres, the combination of high pressure and low temperature creates conditions that dissolve calcium carbonate, the material marine animals use to make their shells. This zone is ... <a title="As ocean surfaces acidify, a deep-sea acidic zone is expanding: marine habitats are being squeezed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/09/as-ocean-surfaces-acidify-a-deep-sea-acidic-zone-is-expanding-marine-habitats-are-being-squeezed-215672/" aria-label="Read more about As ocean surfaces acidify, a deep-sea acidic zone is expanding: marine habitats are being squeezed">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ryan North, PhD Researcher in Antarctic Geomorphology, University of Wollongong Looking up Crane Glacier, December 21 1968. PGC, UMN, CC BY In March 2002, the Larsen B Ice Shelf collapsed catastrophically, breaking up an area about one-sixth the size of Tasmania. In a paper published today in ... <a title="We used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/08/we-used-1-000-historical-photos-to-reconstruct-antarctic-glaciers-before-a-dramatic-collapse-233972/" aria-label="Read more about We used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse">Read more</a>
