ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on July 21, 2026.
How wellness clinics bend the rules to supply unapproved peptides and anti-ageing injections
Wellness clinics are supplying peptides and anti-ageing injections that aren’t approved, meaning they haven’t been checked for safety or effectiveness.
To turn the Socceroos into World Cup contenders, we need to start with the junior game
Strong soccer countries invest heavily in elite player development, coach education and high performance infrastructure. Australia must do similar.
As its support in Lebanon wanes, Hezbollah faces a difficult decision about its future
Hezbollah faces an uncertain future as the Lebanese public becomes disillusioned with it. Here are four scenarios for what the group could do next.
Your dementia risk is higher if your spouse has it – but it’s more than shared lifestyle
A new study looked at almost one million married couples and found dementia clustered among couples. Shared lifestyle doesn’t explain everything.
Why people are ordering fake food and fashion deliveries on free ‘dopamine apps’
But even when an app is free, there are downsides to watch out for – including how your choices can help advertisers better target you in real life.
How Sam Neill’s Jurassic Park performance inspired a generation of paleontologists
As Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, Sam Neill portrayed a scientist who was authentic, normal and relatable. For some budding paleontologists, it was life changing.
Play, pause, rewind – where do these universal media symbols come from?
Generally speaking, the universal media symbols we have today emerged across a range of early products over several decades.
We attached cameras to whale sharks and captured krill chases never witnessed before
New video captures what whale sharks do when nobody is watching.
Keith Rankin Analysis – Can Andy Burnham overcome the War and Debt Bogeys?
Keith Rankin writes: Andy Burnham is popular because he's seen as a plausible, indeed charismatic, political leader with sound albeit moderate social-democratic credentials. Yet almost all the television coverage I have seen about him focuses on domestic socio-economic and regional governance policy; none of that coverage has focussed on fiscal policy…
More testosterone won’t make a better soldier or a tougher man – aggression and strength drive T levels, not the other way around
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requiring service members to screen for low testosterone levels. Ironically, the military lifestyle itself is more likely to lower T levels.
Cutting community participation budgets isn’t needed to save the NDIS
The government wants to make these short-term cuts to shore up the budget bottom line. But there’s a fairer way to repair the NDIS.
Chinese companies are taking over the EV market. What’s behind their meteoric rise?
In response, Australia must strengthen standards around data security, vehicle safety and battery recycling.
Google wants to release 16 million sterile mozzies. Our Australian tests offer a valuable lesson
The results were striking: mosquito populations in towns where our mosquitoes were released declined.
New laws in Victoria target online trolls and harmful tech designs. How will they work?
The Victorian government says the new laws are ‘nation leading’. But there are several points of concern to address.
There are already 16,000 satellites in Earth’s orbit. How will we manage the next 100,000?
Unlike aircraft or cars, we can’t easily take satellites to a repair workshop.
Amid grinding war, protesting Ukrainians still want their voices and values heard at home
The defense minister’s firing was the catalyst, but polling suggests Ukrainians are rallying around a broader fight for freedoms and against corruption.
Trump has $1,000 baby accounts. In contrast, Australia delivers a lifetime of savings
Trump has pointed to the Australian retirement system as a model. But the $1,000 baby accounts are not designed to do the same job.
Is there really a global loneliness epidemic? Research reveals a more complex picture
Loneliness affects one in five people worldwide. But a new global study also finds it varies between countries, reflecting more than individual circumstances.
Declassified intelligence is not the same as proof
An international affairs professor with nearly 30 years of experience in the US intelligence community – including at the CIA and NSA – explains how to evaluate the newly released election documents
Arctic sea ice decline seemed to be slowing – until two record-breaking low-ice winters
New research shows Arctic winter sea ice loss has not stopped – it was temporarily hidden by natural variability.