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Climate change keeps NZ agriculture leaders and experts up at night
Climate change is the most pressing issue for the near future for more than 280 leaders in agribusiness and Māori enterprises, policymakers, and academics. Researchers asked them to identify and rank their three most "front of mind" issues, with Read more about Climate change keeps NZ agriculture leaders and experts up at night
New ZealandOur Land and Water National Science Challenge -
EXPERT REACTION: New insight into ancient Earth's climate
Science
New Zealand researchers say they have rewritten the deep time history of Earth’s temperature record. The findings disprove ideas that early oceans were hot with temperatures greater than 60°C prior to approximately half a billion years ago, Read more about EXPERT REACTION: New insight into ancient Earth's climate
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Debunking the role of ‘junk cells’ in the fight against malaria
Science Immunology
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a previously unknown ability of a group of immune system cells, known as Atypical B cells (ABCs), to fight infectious diseases such as malaria. The scientists say ABCs could Read more about Debunking the role of ‘junk cells’ in the fight against malaria
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EXPERT REACTION: Icelandic magma moved at unprecedented speed
Science
New research has found that the magma that flowed into a dike beneath the Icelandic town of Grindavík in November 2023, was moving at an unprecedented 7,400 cubic metres per second. The resulting lava flow caused widespread damage. Vertical magma Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Icelandic magma moved at unprecedented speed
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Teaching Indigenous knowledge alongside science in the classroom
Science
Evidence supports the teaching of Indigenous knowledge alongside sciences in the classroom, argue two Aotearoa New Zealand researchers in a new policy analysis in Science. According to the authors, many arguments used to defend science by presenting Read more about Teaching Indigenous knowledge alongside science in the classroom
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Good lighting can help people with vision impairment keep active in their homes
JAMA Opthalmology
How well a house is lit could impact the amount of passive exercise someone with a vision impairment is getting in their house, according to international research. Simple physical tasks at home like walking through the house, making the bed and Read more about Good lighting can help people with vision impairment keep active in their homes
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EXPERT REACTION: Tanning beds resurface as 'collariums' despite ban
There are reports that collarium sunbeds are being advertised for commercial use in parts of Australia, despite sunbeds or tanning beds being banned for commercial use in Australia for close to 10 years. Below Australian experts comment. Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Tanning beds resurface as 'collariums' despite ban
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EXPERT REACTION: BoM Annual Climate Statement 2023
The Bureau of Meteorology has today released their Annual Climate Statement 2023 report which analyses Australia's temperature, rainfall, water, oceans, sea ice, significant weather and influences during the last year. The report includes that 2023 Read more about EXPERT REACTION: BoM Annual Climate Statement 2023
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Film posters are getting closer to reflecting the diverse population of the US
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Movie posters for films coming out of the USA are still dominated by white faces, but they are much more reflective of the US population than they were, according to international research. The team trained an algorithm to assign faces into four Read more about Film posters are getting closer to reflecting the diverse population of the US
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Problematic ‘zombie leadership’ lives on
The Leadership Quarterly
Outdated perceptions of leadership persist across society despite being repeatedly debunked, University of Queensland research has found. Outdated perceptions of leadership persist across society despite being repeatedly debunked, University of Read more about Problematic ‘zombie leadership’ lives on
Australia; International; QLDThe University of Queensland
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