Saved from extinction? New modeling suggests a hopeful future for te reo Māori language
Just four years ago, experts warned te reo Māori was on a "pathway towards extinction" unless resources were put into teaching young Māori.
Just four years ago, experts warned te reo Māori was on a "pathway towards extinction" unless resources were put into teaching young Māori.
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2024
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Aotearoa New Zealand is a land of birds, from the smallest of wrens to the mightiest of moa. The ancestors of some species have been here for tens of millions of years, while others arrived only a few million years ago.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 17, 2024
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As climate change intensifies, rising public awareness and incremental behavioral changes will hopefully evolve into transformative action. We investigate how lifestyles and systems of governance need to change to bring about ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2024
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An analysis of the choice of words by American presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in their recent debate reveals five insights into their personalities.
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2024
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For many decades, the coca plant—the main ingredient in cocaine—has been grown almost exclusively in South America. But a new study shows that nearly half of northern Central America appears to be highly suitable for ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2024
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On September 4 2024, astronomers discovered an asteroid, 1 meter in diameter, heading towards Earth. The space rock would burn up harmlessly in the atmosphere near the Philippines later that day, officials announced. Nevertheless, ...
Astronomy
Sep 17, 2024
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Australia has long been one of the most expensive places in the world to buy a house. Now, it's apparently also one of the costliest places to sell one.
Economics & Business
Sep 17, 2024
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At least three decades of research on the intersection of substance use with domestic and family violence consistently shows the frequency, severity and impact of violence increases in the context of the perpetrator using ...
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2024
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For many Australians, the family home is their largest financial asset. With an increasing variety of ways to tap into home equity, the temptation to access this wealth is ever growing.
Economics & Business
Sep 17, 2024
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TU Wien (Vienna) has succeeded in generating laser-synchronized ion pulses with a duration of well under 500 picoseconds, which can be used to observe chemical processes on material surfaces. The work has been published in ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 17, 2024
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