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March 11, 2020
By Dr Crispin Maslog in Manila As fake news on Covid-19 spreads faster than the virus, scientists call for a halt to the “infodemic”. As China admits that the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) is now the worst public health crisis that the country has faced since its founding, a group of scientists has sent out a ... <a title="Scientists call for media sobriety amid Covid-19 fake news ‘infodemic’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/scientists-call-for-media-sobriety-amid-covid-19-fake-news-infodemic/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists call for media sobriety amid Covid-19 fake news ‘infodemic’">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Weston, Senior Research Fellow / EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University Dung beetles play an important role helping clear up all the dung left by other animals in an environment. In Australia there are approximately 475 native species of dung beetle. But there’s ... <a title="How dung beetles engineer better ecosystems in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/how-dung-beetles-engineer-better-ecosystems-in-australia-101975/" aria-label="Read more about How dung beetles engineer better ecosystems in Australia">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Willoughby, PhD Candidate, Justice Health Unit, University of Melbourne Violence against women is rarely out of the news in Australia. We are now ten years into the National Action Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women (2010-2022), but there is still a long way to go. Our ... <a title="Women released from prison are at much greater risk of violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/women-released-from-prison-are-at-much-greater-risk-of-violence-133151/" aria-label="Read more about Women released from prison are at much greater risk of violence">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Corinna Di Niro, Lecturer/Creative Arts Researcher and TEDx Speaker, University of South Australia Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen. Adelaide-born, award-winning playwright Stephen House has created many plays, ... <a title="Inside the Story: writer and ‘queer nomad’ Stephen House on the gritty lifestyle of an artist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/inside-the-story-writer-and-queer-nomad-stephen-house-on-the-gritty-lifestyle-of-an-artist-111187/" aria-label="Read more about Inside the Story: writer and ‘queer nomad’ Stephen House on the gritty lifestyle of an artist">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Brooks, Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW’s Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Compared with our closest relatives, the common chimpanzee and the bonobo, humans are pretty good at focusing exclusively on one mate at a time. Just how exclusively, however, is the subject of ... <a title="The deep evolutionary links between monogamy and fatherhood are more complicated than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/the-deep-evolutionary-links-between-monogamy-and-fatherhood-are-more-complicated-than-we-thought-132660/" aria-label="Read more about The deep evolutionary links between monogamy and fatherhood are more complicated than we thought">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
By Paul Spoonley of Massey University In the hours after the Christchurch mosque attacks on March 15 last year, I wrote that I hoped New Zealand would finally stop believing it was immune to far-right extremist violence. A year on, I’m not sure enough has changed. I have researched far-right extremism for decades – and ... <a title="Far-right extremists still threaten NZ, a year on from Christchurch attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/far-right-extremists-still-threaten-nz-a-year-on-from-christchurch-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about Far-right extremists still threaten NZ, a year on from Christchurch attacks">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
FBC News reports on the airports economic setbacks. By Ritika Pratap in Suva Fiji Airports will defer future infrastructure projects as a result of financial set-backs caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus. In response to a global slow-down in travel and reduced flights, chief executive Faiz Khan said almost all costs at airports were fixed, and ... <a title="Fiji Airports face major financial disaster over Covid-19, warns chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/fiji-airports-face-major-financial-disaster-over-covid-19-warns-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji Airports face major financial disaster over Covid-19, warns chief">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s government to end the “absurd situation” in which Australian investigative journalist Mary Ann Jolley is banned from visiting New Zealand because she was deported from Malaysia in 2015 in connection with her reporting. “I’m basically regarded by New Zealand as a ... <a title="RSF protests over ‘absurd’ ban on Australian journalist visiting NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/rsf-protests-over-absurd-ban-on-australian-journalist-visiting-nz/" aria-label="Read more about RSF protests over ‘absurd’ ban on Australian journalist visiting NZ">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elisa Hill, Researcher in Enteric Neuroscience and Autism, RMIT University Many people will associate autism with traits including atypical social interactions, repetitive behaviours, and difficulties with speech and communication. But perhaps lesser known is the fact people with autism are more likely to experience gastrointestinal disorders than ... <a title="Science continues to suggest a link between autism and the gut. Here’s why that’s important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/science-continues-to-suggest-a-link-between-autism-and-the-gut-heres-why-thats-important-118914/" aria-label="Read more about Science continues to suggest a link between autism and the gut. Here’s why that’s important">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blair Trewin, Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology The World Meteorological Organisation today published a definitive climate report card showing concentrations of greenhouse gases continue to rise, and the last five years were the warmest on record. The Statement on the State of the Global Climate also ... <a title="It’s official: the last five years were the warmest ever recorded" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/its-official-the-last-five-years-were-the-warmest-ever-recorded-133056/" aria-label="Read more about It’s official: the last five years were the warmest ever recorded">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Male, Researcher in Engineering Education, University of Western Australia For the past two years, Melbourne’s Victoria University has been delivering its bachelor degrees using a block model, where students study one unit at a time rather than four units at once. Each unit, or block, is ... <a title="Studying one uni subject in four weeks has benefits – but students risk burnout if it’s not done right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/studying-one-uni-subject-in-four-weeks-has-benefits-but-students-risk-burnout-if-its-not-done-right-132973/" aria-label="Read more about Studying one uni subject in four weeks has benefits – but students risk burnout if it’s not done right">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alessandro Ossola, Research Coordinator – Smart Green Cities, Macquarie University Australia just experienced the second-warmest summer on record, with 2019 being the hottest year. Summer temperatures soared across the country, causing great economic and human loss. The good news is we can do something about this in ... <a title="A solution to cut extreme heat by up to 6 degrees is in our own backyards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/a-solution-to-cut-extreme-heat-by-up-to-6-degrees-is-in-our-own-backyards-133082/" aria-label="Read more about A solution to cut extreme heat by up to 6 degrees is in our own backyards">Read more</a>
