(C) The Conversation This unaltered story was originally published on TheConversation.com/us [1] License: Creative Commons - CC BY-ND 4.0 Attributions/No Derivities[2] ---------------- The University of Western Australia on The Conversation By: ['Amanda Salis', 'Bruno Alves Buzatto', 'Débora Corrêa', 'Jeannette Taylor', 'Jessica Thorne', 'Jo Thomson', 'Joe Dortch', 'John Duncan', 'Julie Ji', 'Kevin Thiele'] Date: 2021-12-16 19:09:24+00:00 Paul E. Marek, Bruno A. Buzatto, William A. Shear, Jackson C. Means, Dennis G. Black, Mark S. Harvey, Juanita Rodriguez, Scientific Reports. December 16, 2021 1 millipede, 1,306 legs: we just discovered the world’s leggiest animal hiding in Western Australia Millipede means ‘1,000 feet’, but until now the name was a bit of an exaggeration. John Tann/Wikimedia Commons December 15, 2021 Hibbert’s flowers and Hitler’s beetle – what do we do when species are named after history’s monsters? One of Australia’s largest groups of flower species is named after a wealthy British slave-trader. And Nazi memorabilia collectors have almost sent “Hitler’s beetle” extinct. It’s time for a change. ESO/WFI (Optical); MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A.Weiss et al. (Submillimetre); NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al. (X-ray) December 14, 2021 Some black holes are anything but black – and we’ve found more than 75,000 of the brightest ones Despite the name, some black holes effectively “shine” as they suck up nearby material with such force that it begins to glow. New research reveals a new method for detecting these active black holes. Shutterstock December 10, 2021 COVID kilos: why now is the best time to shed them Your body might need a nudge to return to its pre-lockdown weight. And it’s probably better to act now than wait. Cortlan Bennett/AAP December 7, 2021 A history of destruction: why the WA Aboriginal cultural heritage bill will not prevent another Juukan Gorge-like disaster Western Australia’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2021 is set to become law. But the new legislation states one elected official will decide whether heritage sites are destroyed for development. Unsplash/Niklas Hamann November 30, 2021 Not again … how to protect your mental health in the face of uncertainty and another COVID variant Just when things seemed to be getting back to COVID normal, a new variant has us worried all over again. But we can be kind to our brains and boost well-being in uncertain times. Shutterstock November 30, 2021 We shouldn’t lift all COVID public health measures until kids are vaccinated. Here’s why The delay in vaccinating children means public health measures will be vital in keeping COVID under control in the community. Shutterstock November 15, 2021 Deforestation can raise local temperatures by up to 4.5℃ – and heat untouched areas 6km away A single tree in a tropical forest has the same cooling effect as two air conditioners. Imagine how hot it gets when a whole forest is felled. Shutterstock November 11, 2021 Gut bacteria don’t cause autism. Autistic kids’ microbiome differences are due to picky eating New research dispels the myth that gut bacteria causes autism. Rather, changes in the gut bacteria of some people with autism are driven by restricted diets or ‘picky eating’. Australian paintings by J.W. Lewin, G.P. Harris, G.W. Evans and others, 1796-1809; State Library of NSW November 9, 2021 We revisited Parramatta’s archaeological past to reveal the deep-time history of the heart of Sydney A review of studies of Parramatta demonstrates an extensive deep-time archive of Indigenous activity extending over 14,000 years. Fransesco Ungaro/Unsplash November 8, 2021 Can blue carbon help Indonesia meets its 2030 emission targets? Work is still needed to collect more data on the carbon capture capacity of the country’s rich coastal ecosystems. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies November 2, 2021 Can selective breeding of ‘super kelp’ save our cold water reefs from hotter seas? Can we breed kelp and other keystone species to survive warming and marine heatwaves? These techniques have promise – but they’re not a silver bullet. Shutterstock October 26, 2021 How much do marine heatwaves cost? The economic losses amount to billions and billions of dollars The indirect losses from one heatwave in Western Australia caused A$4.14 billion per year worth of damage. Shutterstock October 18, 2021 COVID-19 cases rise when schools open – but more so when teachers and students don’t wear masks A new study in the United States found school reopening in late 2020 was associated with an increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths. But this was mostly the case where masks weren’t required. Family archives, reproduced with the kind authorisation of John Shutler & Susan Arter. October 14, 2021 Friday essay: invisible no more – putting the first women archaeologists of the Pacific back on the map ‘Wives’, volunteers, assistants: the vital contribution of women archaeologists has long been underplayed, if not erased. A new project uncovers trailblazers in the Pacific. [END] [1] URL: https://theconversation.com/institutions/the-university-of-western-australia-1067 [2] URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ TheConversation via Magical Fish Gopher New Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/theconversation/