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A new study says that early humans were primarily vegetarians.

Early humans found to be vegetarians

The popular image of early humans feasting on animals may be off the mark. New research has found that early hominins mostly ate plants. A study, published this week in
Read more 21 January 2025
Aging robots may need to be repurposed and reskilled to avoid future junk heaps - Newsreel

Aging robots may need to re-trained

There has been significant attention paid to the need to reskill humans in the digital high-tech era. Now, it seems, robots may need to do the same to avoid high-tech
Read more 21 January 2025
Panoramic view of the Andromeda galaxy taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. | Newsreel

Galactic image of 200 million stars 10 years in the making

A photograph 10 years in the making and featuring 200 million stars is helping scientists better understand our Milky Way galaxy. University of Washington astronomers
Read more 20 January 2025
Australian Antarctic Program scientists prepare to pull the cover over the million year ice core drilling shelter. | Newsreel

Ice core to reveal million-year-old climate secrets

An Australian team has started drilling in the Antarctic, aiming to capture climate data from one million years ago. Australian Antarctic Program scientists aim to
Read more 20 January 2025
Mother and young child. | Newsreel

Top tips for parents with new Prep children

It’s a nervous time of year for parents with young children ready to start the school year as the 2025 Prep cohort. Across Queensland, well over 40,000 four and
Read more 20 January 2025
Qantas apprentice aircraft engineers. | Newsreel

Brisbane base for next generation of aircraft engineers

Thirty apprentice aircraft engineers have begun their studies as Qantas’ new Brisbane-based engineering academy opens its doors Qantas Domestic CEO Markus Svensson
Read more 20 January 2025
Principal Michael McInerney with students at St Peter's Primary School Rochedale. | Newsreel

Learning coaches boost teaching firepower in Rochedale

Learning coaches will be introduced to increase teacher capacity in a school in Brisbane’s south-east. New principal at St Peter’s Primary School Rochedale,
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Reducing screen time is harder without green space

Programs to reduce screen time for young people tend to be less effective if there is no green space nearby for them to escape to. A University of Michigan study said
Read more 17 January 2025
Student at St Mary's St Mary’s School Beaudesert. | Newsreel

2025 Prep intake increased to meet population growth

Increased demand for Prep places across South-East Queensland has led Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) to increase the 2025 intake in a number of schools across the
Read more 17 January 2025
Green hydrogen. | Newsreel

Reality check for green hydrogen dreams

Less than 10 percent of announced green hydrogen projects worldwide have come to fruition as high costs and uncertainty continue to impact the technology. A new study by
Read more 16 January 2025