ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 2, 2026.
Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Lamb, Associate Professor in Geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA’s rovers. What if there were a time machine capable of roaming Earth during its remote geological past, perhaps
Australia’s red and yellow beach flags can be dangerously confusing. Is it time to change them?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Every summer in Australia, millions of people head to the beach, and every year, thousands are rescued by lifeguards or Surf Life Savers and even surfers or other bystanders. Tragically, many
Is world peace even possible? I study war and peace and here’s where I’d start
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Bellamy, Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect and Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland By any measure, 2025 was not a good year for world peace. Worse, it was just the latest of a decade-long decline of
Donald Trump loathes the courts. He’s following the autocrat playbook to sideline them
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation In democratic systems, the courts are a vital check on a leader’s power. They have the ability to overturn laws and, in Donald Trump’s case, the executive orders he has relied on to achieve his goals. Since taking office, Trump
Why do I seem to get sick as soon as I take time off?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor Emerita, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University SolStock/Getty You’ve been hanging out for a break, getting through the busy last weeks of work or class. You’re finally ready to relax. And then tiredness descends, you feel the tickle in your
Moving house? 3 surprising ways your new neighbourhood can affect health and happiness
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Tom Rumble/Unsplash, CC BY-NC-ND January is consistently Australia’s busiest month for moving house – around 14-18% of the yearly total, far higher than any other month. When people choose a new
Why central bankers look to the ‘stars’ when setting interest rates
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Hartigan, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney James Wheeler/Pexels When the topic of central banks and the outlook for interest rates comes up, economists often turn to the so-called “star” variables to help with their predictions. What do we mean by star variables? Why they
Walk while you work: are the extra steps on an under desk treadmill worth the cost?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Brakenridge, Research Fellow, Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology Phynart Studio/Getty Images Recent surveys estimate more than 6.7 million Australians – almost half of all workers, and the majority in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra – work from home at least some of the
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for January 1, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 1, 2026.
