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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Johnstone, Security Researcher, Associate Professor in Resilient Systems, Edith Cowan University christinarosepix/Shutterstock Not a day goes by without a headline about a victim being scammed and losing money. We are constantly warned about new scams and staying safe from cybercriminals. Scamwatch has no shortage of resources, ... <a title="What ‘psychological warfare’ tactics do scammers use, and how can you protect yourself?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/what-psychological-warfare-tactics-do-scammers-use-and-how-can-you-protect-yourself-223959/" aria-label="Read more about What ‘psychological warfare’ tactics do scammers use, and how can you protect yourself?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Richards, Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia Sarah Enticknap/Bonsai Films This review contains mentions of suicide. What does it mean to be alone? Who do you live for when it seems like you have no one? These are some of the big questions ... <a title="A small film asking big questions: The Rooster is a study of fragile, lonely masculinity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/a-small-film-asking-big-questions-the-rooster-is-a-study-of-fragile-lonely-masculinity-222754/" aria-label="Read more about A small film asking big questions: The Rooster is a study of fragile, lonely masculinity">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU, Australian National University Two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, Ukraine’s resistance remains remarkable. Confident initial predictions of a swift Russian triumph were repeatedly proven wrong. Instead, Russia’s ... <a title="Why 2024 could be a grim year for Ukraine – with momentous implications for the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/why-2024-could-be-a-grim-year-for-ukraine-with-momentous-implications-for-the-world-223096/" aria-label="Read more about Why 2024 could be a grim year for Ukraine – with momentous implications for the world">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Rozefelds, Adjunct Assoc Professor Central Queensland University and Principal Curator Geosciences Queensland Museum, CQUniversity Australia Details of a silicified fern fossil. Geoff Thompson/Queensland Museum The Australian continent is now geologically stable. But volcanic rocks, lava flows and a contemporary landscape dotted with extinct volcanoes show this ... <a title="A botanical Pompeii: we found spectacular Australian plant fossils from 30 million years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/a-botanical-pompeii-we-found-spectacular-australian-plant-fossils-from-30-million-years-ago-222512/" aria-label="Read more about A botanical Pompeii: we found spectacular Australian plant fossils from 30 million years ago">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Bird, Research Associate, Ecology and Biodiversity, University of Tasmania An Antarctic prion JJ Harrison/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA One of the largest publicly funded conservation investments in history is starting to pay off on Macquarie Island, our newly published study shows. Sealers and whalers introduced cats, rats, rabbits ... <a title="Ridding Macquarie Island of pests pays off as seabirds come back from the brink – but recovery has just begun" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/ridding-macquarie-island-of-pests-pays-off-as-seabirds-come-back-from-the-brink-but-recovery-has-just-begun-221992/" aria-label="Read more about Ridding Macquarie Island of pests pays off as seabirds come back from the brink – but recovery has just begun">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University It is possible, in politics as in life, for several things to be true at once. It is true that Donald Trump and his plans for a second presidential administration represent an existential ... <a title="Some truths are self-evident: Joe Biden is too old. But who could possibly replace him?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/some-truths-are-self-evident-joe-biden-is-too-old-but-who-could-possibly-replace-him-223634/" aria-label="Read more about Some truths are self-evident: Joe Biden is too old. But who could possibly replace him?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Zephyr_p/Shutterstock You’ve probably seen recent claims online seed oils are “toxic” and cause inflammation, cancer, diabetes and heart disease. But what does the research say? Overall, if you’re worried about inflammation, cancer, diabetes and heart ... <a title="If you’re worried about inflammation, stop stressing about seed oils and focus on the basics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/if-youre-worried-about-inflammation-stop-stressing-about-seed-oils-and-focus-on-the-basics-221310/" aria-label="Read more about If you’re worried about inflammation, stop stressing about seed oils and focus on the basics">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam "Ben" Rohrlach, Mathematics Lecturer and Ancient DNA Researcher, University of Adelaide Suna no onna / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA After analysing DNA from almost 10,000 people from ancient and pre-modern societies, our international team of researchers have discovered six cases of Down syndrome in past human populations. ... <a title="Ancient DNA reveals children with Down syndrome in past societies. What can their burials tell us about their lives?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/ancient-dna-reveals-children-with-down-syndrome-in-past-societies-what-can-their-burials-tell-us-about-their-lives-216998/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient DNA reveals children with Down syndrome in past societies. What can their burials tell us about their lives?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Dutton, Professor of Chemistry, La Trobe University Over the last 15 million years, Australia has slowly dried out. After humans arrived more than 65,000 years ago, they learned to use fire to their advantage. Today, fire weather is getting more frequent – and fires are following ... <a title="Fire is a chemical reaction. Here’s why Australia is supremely suited to it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/fire-is-a-chemical-reaction-heres-why-australia-is-supremely-suited-to-it-217275/" aria-label="Read more about Fire is a chemical reaction. Here’s why Australia is supremely suited to it">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juliana Zabatiero, Research Fellow, Curtin University Kelly Sikkema/ Unsplash, CC BY There have been concerns about screens making kids more sedentary and less active since TV was introduced more than half a century ago. “Screen use” and “not enough exercise” are (separately) among the top health concerns ... <a title="Screen time doesn’t have to be sedentary: 3 ways it can get kids moving" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/screen-time-doesnt-have-to-be-sedentary-3-ways-it-can-get-kids-moving-223460/" aria-label="Read more about Screen time doesn’t have to be sedentary: 3 ways it can get kids moving">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah McCann, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies, The University of Melbourne The Conversation Karlie Kloss/Instagram, CC BY-SA With Taylor Swift pulling in over half-a-million audience members on her Australian tour, we’ve been thinking a lot about fans. In this series, our academics dive into fan cultures: how ... <a title="‘Shipping’, ‘slash fic’ and ‘Gaylors’: fans can find community through ‘queering’ idols – but is it ethical?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/shipping-slash-fic-and-gaylors-fans-can-find-community-through-queering-idols-but-is-it-ethical-210971/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shipping’, ‘slash fic’ and ‘Gaylors’: fans can find community through ‘queering’ idols – but is it ethical?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wilson, Co-founder and director of Hate & Extremism Insights Aotearoa (HEIA) and director, Master of Conflict and Terrorism Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau In March and August 2018, up to a year before he attacked two Christchurch mosques, Brenton Tarrant posted publicly online that ... <a title="Christchurch terrorist discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out, new research reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/christchurch-terrorist-discussed-attacks-online-a-year-before-carrying-them-out-new-research-reveals-223955/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch terrorist discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out, new research reveals">Read more</a>
