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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Rogers, Lecturer in Psychology, Edith Cowan University Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock The creeping shadows and haunting decorations transform the everyday into something eerie at Halloween. And you might be thinking about scaring yourself with a good horror movie. Grotesque imagery, extreme violence, startling jump scares and menacing characters ... <a title="6 reasons why people enjoy horror movies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/6-reasons-why-people-enjoy-horror-movies-241480/" aria-label="Read more about 6 reasons why people enjoy horror movies">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Kandulu, Research Fellow, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University Climate change and biodiversity loss are mounting threats to Australia’s water security. So ee often hear calls for more dams. But is that the answer? Our recent research reveals large dam projects are costly gambles ... <a title="Why building more big dams is a costly gamble for our future water security and the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/why-building-more-big-dams-is-a-costly-gamble-for-our-future-water-security-and-the-environment-239106/" aria-label="Read more about Why building more big dams is a costly gamble for our future water security and the environment">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frederik Juliaan Vervaet, Associate Professor of Ancient History, The University of Melbourne JayC75/Shutterstock The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely. One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. So begins the Asterix comic series, which ... <a title="You’ve heard of Asterix and Obelix, but who really were the Gauls? And why were they such a problem for Rome?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/youve-heard-of-asterix-and-obelix-but-who-really-were-the-gauls-and-why-were-they-such-a-problem-for-rome-233447/" aria-label="Read more about You’ve heard of Asterix and Obelix, but who really were the Gauls? And why were they such a problem for Rome?">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Mariam Shahin has been making films about Gaza for more than 30 years. She has also made many documentaries and short films for Al Jazeera English since it launched in 2006. When she moved to Gaza in 2005, she felt a powerful sense of optimism following the Israeli withdrawal. Mariam Shahin . ... <a title="Echoes of a Lost Gaza – Al Jazeera documentary on a brutal war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/echoes-of-a-lost-gaza-al-jazeera-documentary-on-a-brutal-war/" aria-label="Read more about Echoes of a Lost Gaza – Al Jazeera documentary on a brutal war">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller, The University of Melbourne In February 2017, as Donald Trump took office, The Washington Post adopted the first slogan in its 140-year history: “Democracy Dies in Darkness”. How ironic, then, that it should now be helping to extinguish the flame of American democracy by refusing to endorse a candidate for the ... <a title="Two of the US’s biggest newspapers have refused to endorse a presidential candidate. This is how democracy dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/two-of-the-uss-biggest-newspapers-have-refused-to-endorse-a-presidential-candidate-this-is-how-democracy-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Two of the US’s biggest newspapers have refused to endorse a presidential candidate. This is how democracy dies">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deryn Lee Thompson, Eczema and Allergy Nurse; Lecturer, University of South Australia shuttertock PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock People often believe they are allergic to house dust. But of the 20% of Australians suffereing with allergies, a number are are actually allergic to microscopic house dust mites. House ... <a title="What are house dust mites and how do I know if I’m allergic to them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/what-are-house-dust-mites-and-how-do-i-know-if-im-allergic-to-them-240918/" aria-label="Read more about What are house dust mites and how do I know if I’m allergic to them?">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Nelson, Associate Professor of Soil Science, James Cook University Paul Nelson Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is naturally removed from the air when it reacts with certain types of rock. We can accelerate this process by crushing suitable rocks and spreading them over agricultural fields. This simple method, ... <a title="Spreading crushed rock over farmland can remove CO₂ from the atmosphere if we do it right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/spreading-crushed-rock-over-farmland-can-remove-co-from-the-atmosphere-if-we-do-it-right-240303/" aria-label="Read more about Spreading crushed rock over farmland can remove CO₂ from the atmosphere if we do it right">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Souliman, Lecturer, French and Francophone Studies, University of Sydney René Magritte ‘Golconda (Golconde)’ 1953, oil on canvas, 80 x 100.3 cm, The Menil Collection, Houston, V 414 © Copyright Agency, Sydney 2024, photo: Paul Hester René Magritte is renowned for his humorous yet enigmatic art, foremost ... <a title="‘Consciousness, rationality and the search for meaning’: how René Magritte led the Belgian surrealist movement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/consciousness-rationality-and-the-search-for-meaning-how-rene-magritte-led-the-belgian-surrealist-movement-241253/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Consciousness, rationality and the search for meaning’: how René Magritte led the Belgian surrealist movement">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracey Holmes, Professorial Fellow in Sport, University of Canberra Athletes’ voices are a necessity in the matrix of good sports governance, a message reinforced at last week’s annual Australia New Zealand Sports Law Association conference in Sydney, attended by some of the world’s best – and busiest ... <a title="Is FIFA’s sponsorship deal with a Saudi-owned oil giant really ‘a middle finger’ to women’s soccer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/is-fifas-sponsorship-deal-with-a-saudi-owned-oil-giant-really-a-middle-finger-to-womens-soccer-242109/" aria-label="Read more about Is FIFA’s sponsorship deal with a Saudi-owned oil giant really ‘a middle finger’ to women’s soccer?">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History, University of Canterbury Getty Images In the final week of the US presidential election campaign, there is a real possibility a woman will make it into the top job. But why has it taken so long – and has Kamala Harris got ... <a title="First among equals: how Kamala Harris must rewrite the history of female political leadership to win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/first-among-equals-how-kamala-harris-must-rewrite-the-history-of-female-political-leadership-to-win-241880/" aria-label="Read more about First among equals: how Kamala Harris must rewrite the history of female political leadership to win">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Markus Wagner, Professor of Law and Director of the UOW Transnational Law and Policy Centre, University of Wollongong With the US elections weeks away, the political battle is heating up, with both sides claiming the upper hand. However, elections are not always won or lost at the ... <a title="In 2020, Trump went to the courts after losing. This time, the legal challenges have already started" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/in-2020-trump-went-to-the-courts-after-losing-this-time-the-legal-challenges-have-already-started-241266/" aria-label="Read more about In 2020, Trump went to the courts after losing. This time, the legal challenges have already started">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Langley, Associate Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University A weapon strike with a leangle. B. Cornish For the first time, state-of-the-art biomechanics technology has allowed us to scientifically measure just how deadly are two iconic Aboriginal weapons. In First Weapons, an ABC TV series aired last year, ... <a title="First-ever biomechanics study of Indigenous weapons shows what made them so deadly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/first-ever-biomechanics-study-of-indigenous-weapons-shows-what-made-them-so-deadly-239936/" aria-label="Read more about First-ever biomechanics study of Indigenous weapons shows what made them so deadly">Read more</a>
