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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Biesiekierski, Associate Professor of Human Nutrition, The University of Melbourne If you’ve ever tried a diet to fix gut symptoms, you’ll know it can be hit or miss. One person swears it changed their life. Another follows it carefully and feels no better. This is especially ... <a title="IBS diets don’t work for everyone. New research shows why – and it’s not just about the food" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/ibs-diets-dont-work-for-everyone-new-research-shows-why-and-its-not-just-about-the-food-278887/" aria-label="Read more about IBS diets don’t work for everyone. New research shows why – and it’s not just about the food">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne Psychology, it’s said, has a long past but a short history. A popular version lists three stages. First, around the turn of the 20th century, psychologists tried to capture the stream of conscious experience in the net of ... <a title="What is consciousness? Michael Pollan spent 4 years looking for the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/what-is-consciousness-michael-pollan-spent-4-years-looking-for-the-answer-278888/" aria-label="Read more about What is consciousness? Michael Pollan spent 4 years looking for the answer">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elspeth Tilley, Professor of Creative Communication, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University In today’s CO₂ news, global atmospheric carbon is at 429.46 parts per million. That’s one point lower than yesterday and 79 above the recommended planetary boundary. That’s not something we hear routinely in news ... <a title="Share prices, sports results … CO₂ levels? The case for reporting climate stats every day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/share-prices-sports-results-co-levels-the-case-for-reporting-climate-stats-every-day-278202/" aria-label="Read more about Share prices, sports results … CO₂ levels? The case for reporting climate stats every day">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brent Keogh, Lecturer in the School of Communications, University of Technology Sydney The release of the first FIFA World Cup 2026 song Lighter by American country artist Jelly Roll, Mexican singer Carín León and Canadian producer Cirkut, has left an odd taste in the mouth of fans, ... <a title="A Bible Belt track without a pulse – it’s no surprise fans hate the 2026 FIFA World Cup song Lighter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/a-bible-belt-track-without-a-pulse-its-no-surprise-fans-hate-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-song-lighter-279111/" aria-label="Read more about A Bible Belt track without a pulse – it’s no surprise fans hate the 2026 FIFA World Cup song Lighter">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adi Imsirovic, Lecturer in Energy Systems, University of Oxford Despite reports of negotiations between the US and the Iranian regime, the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to most oil tankers, with only a small number of vessels being allowed to pass. The result is a loss ... <a title="Could this energy crisis be worse for the global economy than COVID?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/could-this-energy-crisis-be-worse-for-the-global-economy-than-covid-279284/" aria-label="Read more about Could this energy crisis be worse for the global economy than COVID?">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Oleinikova, Associate Professor and Director of the SITADHub (Social Impact Technologies and Democracy Research Hub) in the School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney “I didn’t come here to get rich. I came because I had no other way to keep my son safe and care ... <a title="‘I didn’t come here to get rich’: new research on the lives of Ukrainian women in Georgia’s surrogacy boom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/i-didnt-come-here-to-get-rich-new-research-on-the-lives-of-ukrainian-women-in-georgias-surrogacy-boom-276173/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I didn’t come here to get rich’: new research on the lives of Ukrainian women in Georgia’s surrogacy boom">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Crises “stress test” governments and countries. Memories remain vivid of COVID, which put immense pressures on the Australian economy, the federation and Commonwealth and state budgets. The domestic crisis triggered by the Middle East war is well short of – ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Albanese government struggles under the ‘stress test’ posed by Middle East war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/grattan-on-friday-albanese-government-struggles-under-the-stress-test-posed-by-middle-east-war-278792/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Albanese government struggles under the ‘stress test’ posed by Middle East war">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology “Boy kibble” is the latest food trend that has young men (and some women) preparing simple meals that – you guessed it – look like dog food, or “kibble”. Typically, boy kibble is made up of rice and ... <a title="What is the ‘boy kibble’ trend? And is it healthy? A nutrition expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/what-is-the-boy-kibble-trend-and-is-it-healthy-a-nutrition-expert-explains-277955/" aria-label="Read more about What is the ‘boy kibble’ trend? And is it healthy? A nutrition expert explains">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rand Low, Associate Professor of Quantitative Finance, Bond University Gold has long enjoyed a reputation as a financial “safe haven” during stormy times. But over the past few months of geopolitical chaos and market panic, the precious metal has moved more like a roller coaster than a ... <a title="Gold is meant to be a ‘safe haven’ in uncertain times. Why is it crashing amid a war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/gold-is-meant-to-be-a-safe-haven-in-uncertain-times-why-is-it-crashing-amid-a-war-279095/" aria-label="Read more about Gold is meant to be a ‘safe haven’ in uncertain times. Why is it crashing amid a war?">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine M. Robertson, PhD student, The University of Melbourne Parks are vital public spaces. This is especially true if you’re a parent with energetic children, or an office worker searching for a peaceful lunch spot. But parks are also ideal environments for infectious diseases to spread, particularly ... <a title="Parks are sanctuaries but can also harbour disease – here’s how to protect yourself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/parks-are-sanctuaries-but-can-also-harbour-disease-heres-how-to-protect-yourself-276283/" aria-label="Read more about Parks are sanctuaries but can also harbour disease – here’s how to protect yourself">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolina Rossini, Professor of Practice and Director for Program, Public Interest Technology Initiative, UMass Amherst The verdict in a Los Angeles courtroom on March 25, 2026, may become one of the most consequential legal challenges that Big Tech has ever faced. This is an inflection point in ... <a title="Jury finds Instagram and YouTube addictive in lawsuit poised to reshape social media – platform design meets product liability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/jury-finds-instagram-and-youtube-addictive-in-lawsuit-poised-to-reshape-social-media-platform-design-meets-product-liability-277066/" aria-label="Read more about Jury finds Instagram and YouTube addictive in lawsuit poised to reshape social media – platform design meets product liability">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James L. Flexner, Senior Lecturer in Historical Archaeology and Heritage, University of Sydney The Mangareva Islands are about 1,600 kilometres southeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia. They get their name (which means “floating mountains”) from the way the sea spray breaking on the surrounding coral atolls, or ... <a title="‘Coral houses’ are dotted throughout the Pacific. Now scientists know exactly when they were built" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/coral-houses-are-dotted-throughout-the-pacific-now-scientists-know-exactly-when-they-were-built-278893/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Coral houses’ are dotted throughout the Pacific. Now scientists know exactly when they were built">Read more</a>
