(C) The Conversation This story was originally published by The Conversation and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . New research, Australia New Zealand – News, Research and Analysis – The Conversation – page 1 [1] ['Thomas Sigler', 'Robin Smit', 'Giuliana Murfet', 'Jakelin Troy', 'Keagan Brewer', 'Tim Cronin', 'Mathew Stewart', 'Christopher Pepping', 'Huw Groucutt', 'Yuthika Girme'] Date: 2024-04-25 20:03:26+00:00 Julien Cooper April 25, 2024 New rock art discoveries in Eastern Sudan tell a tale of ancient cattle, the ‘green Sahara’ and climate catastrophe The theme of cattle in ancient rock art is one of most important pieces of evidence for a bygone age of the “green Sahara”. Chris Brown April 19, 2024 Restoring coastal habitat boosts wildlife numbers by 61% – but puzzling failures mean we can still do better Overall, coastal habitat restoration greatly increases animal numbers and diversity. But not all projects deliver the goods and we need to find out why. Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image April 19, 2024 Some families push back against journalists who mine social media for photos – they have every right to Journalists regularly publish photos of victims after a tragedy, but this practice has the capacity to traumatise families for years. Sergey Novikov/Shutterstock April 18, 2024 Falls, fractures and self-harm : 4 charts on how kids’ injury risk changes over time and differs for boys and girls Has your child fractured a bone? A new report shows it’s the leading type of injury for kids. But the causes of injury change as children grow older and differ between boys and girls. Green Arabia Project April 17, 2024 First evidence of ancient human occupation found in giant lava tube cave in Saudi Arabia New research reveals signs of ancient human habitation in a vast cave beneath the Arabian desert. It may have been used as a waystation by Stone Age herders travelling from one oasis to another. Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock April 17, 2024 Could not getting enough sleep increase your risk of type 2 diabetes? There are a range of reasons why short sleep might be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, as a recent study showed. But sleeping too long has also been linked to the condition. Yale University Library April 16, 2024 For 600 years the Voynich manuscript has remained a mystery. Now we think it’s partly about sex This late-medieval document is written in encoded text that has yet to be cracked. But its numerous illustrations provide clues about its content. Willyam Bradberry/Shutterstock April 14, 2024 Rogue waves in the ocean are much more common than anyone suspected, says new study Maritime folklore is awash with tall tales of monstrous waves. A new study gets closer to understanding where they come from and how to predict them. The Conversation April 11, 2024 Friday essay: ‘too many Aboriginal babies’ – Australia’s secret history of Aboriginal population control in the 1960s Indigenous people have long spoken about coercive practices of officials and experts around birth control, as late as the 1960s. Now historians are finding evidence in the government’s own records. Rhett Butler April 10, 2024 Roads of destruction: we found vast numbers of illegal ‘ghost roads’ used to crack open pristine rainforest What harm can a road do? Plenty. Once built, illegal roads let loggers, miners, poachers and landgrabbers into the jungle, and the felling begins. Sean Ulm April 9, 2024 Aboriginal people made pottery and sailed to distant offshore islands thousands of years before Europeans arrived Pottery made more than 1800 years ago by Aboriginal communities on Jiigurru in the Lizard Island group in the Great Barrier Reef is the oldest ever found in Australia. Dean Lewins/AAP April 9, 2024 Flash droughts are becoming more common in Australia. What’s causing them? Recent flash droughts in parts of NSW and Victoria appeared quickly and can be followed by intense flooding rains. It’s part of a global trend driven by global warming. [END] --- [1] Url: https://theconversation.com/au/topics/new-research-australia-new-zealand-155951 Published and (C) by The Conversation Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons CC BY-ND 4.0. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/theconversation/