Natural Sciences – The Informer

How did homosexuality evolve?

Arion — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:26:47 +0000

QueersInScience has been running a series of science lectures featuring scientists from the LGBTIQA+ community, and we have a short taste of one right now. What you’re about to hear is an excerpt from a lecture by Dr Andrew Barron, the Deputy Head of the Department of Biological Sciences at Macquarie University, and an expert in the neurological mechanisms of animal behaviour. The lecture aimed to answer the question “How did homosexuality evolve?” by looking at the evolutionary history of humans and our closest primate relative, the Bonobo. The answer might surprise you.

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Our growing fire season and climate change – we talk to experts

Arion — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:41:12 +0000

It’s been a very dry year – and a couple of dry years – here in Australia. The bushfire season has extended by up to three months in some areas, planned burns have been cancelled, and parts of the country are out of potable water.

This is a big thing, and to unpack what’s going on, we speak to:

Jonathan Pollock, a climatologist at the Bureau of Meteorology
Prof. David Bowman, from the University of Tasmania
Greg Mullins, formerly with Fire & Rescue NSW

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‘I volunteered to be one of the arrestees’: inside the Extinction Rebellion protests

Arion — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 02:11:37 +0000

Last Saturday, if you were around Princes Bridge, you likely came across the Extinction Rebellion protest blocking off the bridge. The protesters were there to ask the government to declare a climate emergency. We spoke with two of the protesters about their experience – including what it’s like to get arrested at a protest.

We also spoke with Thea, a year 11 student who is involved in the School Strike For Climate, to be held Friday.

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Sustainable Living Festival 2017

Dean — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 08:31:19 +0000

The National Sustainable Living Festival Director Luke Taylor joins The Informer to preview this years packed program.

The headliner this years is a 16 year old who is a global leader in environmental activism.

The festival begins Feb 4 and you can discover more at slf.org.au

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