Tasmanian Times
Sciences
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3.1KHow Wind Turbines Could Coexist Peacefully with Bats and Birds
As wind power grows around the world, so does the threat the turbines pose to wildlife. From simple fixes to high-tech solutions,...
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Nature Books in Review – Spiders and Birds
Two nature books came across the Tasmanian Times review desk this week, one on bird-watching for beginners, and one on spiders –...
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Biosecurity Basics Campaign
Media release – Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, 19 December 2023 Biosecurity Basics can help protect Tasmania this summer holiday...
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Meningococcal Case in North
Media release – Dr Mark Veitch, Director of Public Health, 15 December 2023 Meningococcal disease case in the North A young female...
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Rural Australians Twice as Likely to Die from Preventable Causes
Report – National Rural Health Alliance, 14 December 2023 Rural Australians twice as likely to die from preventable causes The further an...
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Slow Down for Devils
Media release – Cradle Coast NRM, 14 December 2023 Slow down this summer for our devils This summer holidays, road users are...
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Bushfire Risk Map – Glenorchy, Hobart, Kingborough
https://hobart.geoneon.com/explore-the-map The Bushfire Exposure Index, which is part of a larger project funded by the National Emergency Management Agency, focuses on the...
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Living With Fire Course
Media release – UTAS, 11 December 2023 Learn how to live with fire A free, online short course that explores the unpredictability...
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Tasmania Bottom of the Class in Educational Standards (PISA)
Media release – Josh Willie MLC, Shadow Minister for Education and Early Years, 6 December 2023 Premier Rockliff not delivering for Tasmanian students Tasmania’s...
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How Colonial Violence in Tasmania Helped Build Scientists’ Reputations & Prestigious Museum Collections
Readers are advised this article contains the names of Aboriginal people who have died, and mentions attempted genocide, violence towards and offensive...
