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Year: 2024

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Critics can’t decide if Andrew Scott’s Ripley is mesmerising or charmless – exactly as Patricia Highsmith wrote him

April 9, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joy McEntee, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide Netflix Fresh from All of Us Strangers(2023), Andrew Scott plays the title role in Netflix’s new series Ripley, a miniseries based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. News publisher Out claimed Scott’s Ripley for gayness. However, ... <a title="Critics can’t decide if Andrew Scott’s Ripley is mesmerising or charmless – exactly as Patricia Highsmith wrote him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/09/critics-cant-decide-if-andrew-scotts-ripley-is-mesmerising-or-charmless-exactly-as-patricia-highsmith-wrote-him-227340/" aria-label="Read more about Critics can’t decide if Andrew Scott’s Ripley is mesmerising or charmless – exactly as Patricia Highsmith wrote him">Read more</a>

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Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from below

April 9, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maurice Huguenin, Postdoctoral research associate in Physical Oceanography, UNSW Sydney AndreAnita/Shutterstock As snow falls on Antarctica, layers build up and turn to ice. Over time, this compressed snow has become a continent-sized glacier, or ice sheet. It’s enormous – almost double the size of Australia and far ... <a title="Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from below" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/09/heat-from-el-nino-can-warm-oceans-off-west-antarctica-and-melt-floating-ice-shelves-from-below-226233/" aria-label="Read more about Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from below">Read more</a>

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Antarctica’s sea ice hit another low this year – understanding how ocean warming is driving the loss is key

April 9, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Stevens, Professor in Ocean Physics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Lana Young/AntarcticaNZ/NIWA/K872, CC BY-SA At the end of the southern summer, Antarctica’s sea ice hit its annual minimum. By at least one measure, which tracks the area of ocean that contains at least 15% of ... <a title="Antarctica’s sea ice hit another low this year – understanding how ocean warming is driving the loss is key" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/09/antarcticas-sea-ice-hit-another-low-this-year-understanding-how-ocean-warming-is-driving-the-loss-is-key-225781/" aria-label="Read more about Antarctica’s sea ice hit another low this year – understanding how ocean warming is driving the loss is key">Read more</a>

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We can’t eradicate deadly cane toads – but there’s a way to stop them killing wildlife

April 9, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia Ward-Fear, Post doctoral fellow and Conservation Ecologist , Macquarie University Australia can claim more than its fair share of environmental blunders, but the introduction of cane toads in 1935 surely ranks as one of the worst. The toads were imported from Hawaii and released in Queensland, ... <a title="We can’t eradicate deadly cane toads – but there’s a way to stop them killing wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/09/we-cant-eradicate-deadly-cane-toads-but-theres-a-way-to-stop-them-killing-wildlife-224744/" aria-label="Read more about We can’t eradicate deadly cane toads – but there’s a way to stop them killing wildlife">Read more</a>

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We saw one of the most powerful magnets in the Universe come to life – and our theories can’t quite explain it

April 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Lower, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CSIRO Artist’s impression of a magnetar. Carl Knox, OzGrav/Swinburne University of Technology After a decade of silence, one of the most powerful magnets in the universe suddenly burst back to life in late 2018. The reawakening of this “magnetar”, a city-sized star ... <a title="We saw one of the most powerful magnets in the Universe come to life – and our theories can’t quite explain it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/08/we-saw-one-of-the-most-powerful-magnets-in-the-universe-come-to-life-and-our-theories-cant-quite-explain-it-226312/" aria-label="Read more about We saw one of the most powerful magnets in the Universe come to life – and our theories can’t quite explain it">Read more</a>

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A person in Texas caught bird flu after mixing with dairy cattle. Should we be worried?

April 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney Matthias Zomer/Pexels The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health alert after the first case of H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, seemingly ... <a title="A person in Texas caught bird flu after mixing with dairy cattle. Should we be worried?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/08/a-person-in-texas-caught-bird-flu-after-mixing-with-dairy-cattle-should-we-be-worried-227223/" aria-label="Read more about A person in Texas caught bird flu after mixing with dairy cattle. Should we be worried?">Read more</a>

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Facing enormous pressure at home and abroad, how much longer can Israel continue its war in Gaza?

April 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set a high bar for victory right at the start of the Gaza conflict: the complete destruction of Hamas and freedom for all of the approximately 250 hostages taken ... <a title="Facing enormous pressure at home and abroad, how much longer can Israel continue its war in Gaza?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/08/facing-enormous-pressure-at-home-and-abroad-how-much-longer-can-israel-continue-its-war-in-gaza-227350/" aria-label="Read more about Facing enormous pressure at home and abroad, how much longer can Israel continue its war in Gaza?">Read more</a>

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What is a sinkhole? A geotechnical engineer explains

April 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Francois Guillard, Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering, University of Sydney Sinkholes are back in the news after a 13-year-old boy fell down a two metre deep hole in a waterlogged football field in Sydney over the weekend. The boy reportedly sank further into the hole every time ... <a title="What is a sinkhole? A geotechnical engineer explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/08/what-is-a-sinkhole-a-geotechnical-engineer-explains-227347/" aria-label="Read more about What is a sinkhole? A geotechnical engineer explains">Read more</a>

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Office gossip isn’t just idle chatter. It’s a valuable – but risky – way to build relationships

April 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Morrison, Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock Gossip flows through the offices and lunchrooms of our workplaces, seemingly filling idle time. But perhaps, through these ubiquitous and intriguing conversations, we are influencing our workplace relationships more than we realise. Is gossiping a route to friendship ... <a title="Office gossip isn’t just idle chatter. It’s a valuable – but risky – way to build relationships" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/08/office-gossip-isnt-just-idle-chatter-its-a-valuable-but-risky-way-to-build-relationships-227220/" aria-label="Read more about Office gossip isn’t just idle chatter. It’s a valuable – but risky – way to build relationships">Read more</a>

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Wenda challenges Indonesia’s ‘Papua never colonised’ claim as false

April 8, 2024

By Doddy Morris of the Vanuatu Daily Post It has been 60 years since Indonesia has been refused humanitarian agencies and international media access to enter West Papua, says a leading West Papuan leader and advocate. According to Benny Wenda, president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), Indonesia is “comparable to North ... <a title="Wenda challenges Indonesia’s ‘Papua never colonised’ claim as false" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/08/wenda-challenges-indonesias-papua-never-colonised-claim-as-false/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda challenges Indonesia’s ‘Papua never colonised’ claim as false">Read more</a>

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Could my glasses be making my eyesight worse?

April 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Armitage, Associate Professor in Vision Science, Optometry Course Director, Deakin University Shutterstock So, you got your eyesight tested and found out you need your first pair of glasses. Or you found out you need a stronger pair than the ones you have. You put them on ... <a title="Could my glasses be making my eyesight worse?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/08/could-my-glasses-be-making-my-eyesight-worse-225169/" aria-label="Read more about Could my glasses be making my eyesight worse?">Read more</a>

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Government gives its special adviser on aid workers’ deaths a wide brief

April 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Former Australian Defence Force chief Mark Binskin has been given a very wide brief by the Albanese government in his role as its adviser on Israel’s response to the killing of seven aid workers. Among the victims, from the aid ... <a title="Government gives its special adviser on aid workers’ deaths a wide brief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/08/government-gives-its-special-adviser-on-aid-workers-deaths-a-wide-brief-227348/" aria-label="Read more about Government gives its special adviser on aid workers’ deaths a wide brief">Read more</a>