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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Isakhan, Professor of International Politics, Deakin University HECTOR MATA/AFP via Getty Images On June 21, the United States launched airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities – Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan – pounding deeply buried centrifuge sites with bunker-busting bombs. Conducted jointly with Israel, the operation took ... <a title="Hauntingly familiar? Why comparing the US strikes on Iran to Iraq in 2003 is off target" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/hauntingly-familiar-why-comparing-the-us-strikes-on-iran-to-iraq-in-2003-is-off-target-259668/" aria-label="Read more about Hauntingly familiar? Why comparing the US strikes on Iran to Iraq in 2003 is off target">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University iLongLoveKing/Shutterstock Standing in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago. Today, the bare shell of what was one of Rome’s largest ... <a title="‘Baths, wine, and sex make life worth living’: how ancient Romans used public baths to relax, work out and socialise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/baths-wine-and-sex-make-life-worth-living-how-ancient-romans-used-public-baths-to-relax-work-out-and-socialise-257466/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Baths, wine, and sex make life worth living’: how ancient Romans used public baths to relax, work out and socialise">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Spoonley, Distinguished Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images Ending the New Zealand census as we’ve known it will save money – it was “no longer financially viable”, according to Statistics Minister Shane Reti – but the ... <a title="Data gaps and demographic change: the end of the NZ census will create big blind spots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/data-gaps-and-demographic-change-the-end-of-the-nz-census-will-create-big-blind-spots-259663/" aria-label="Read more about Data gaps and demographic change: the end of the NZ census will create big blind spots">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University EyeEm Mobile GmbH/Getty Cars may be a modern phenomenon, but motion sickness is not. More than 2,000 years ago, the physician Hippocrates wrote “sailing on the sea proves that motion disorders the body”. In fact, the word ... <a title="Here’s why some people suffer from motion sickness – and which remedies actually work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/heres-why-some-people-suffer-from-motion-sickness-and-which-remedies-actually-work-258065/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why some people suffer from motion sickness – and which remedies actually work">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harry Banyard, Senior Lecturer in Exercise and Sports Science, Swinburne University of Technology Maridav/Shutterstock Temperatures have dropped in many parts of Australia which means runners, cyclists, rowers, hikers, or anyone physically active outside need to take extra precautions to stay safe and exercise in relative comfort. Cold ... <a title="Warm-ups, layered clothes, recovery: 4 tips to exercise safely in the cold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/warm-ups-layered-clothes-recovery-4-tips-to-exercise-safely-in-the-cold-255223/" aria-label="Read more about Warm-ups, layered clothes, recovery: 4 tips to exercise safely in the cold">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodie L. Rummer, Professor of Marine Biology, James Cook University Rachel Moore Imagine watching your favourite nature documentary. The predator lunges rapidly from its hiding place, jaws wide open, and the prey … suddenly goes limp. It looks dead. For some animals, this freeze response – called ... <a title="Sharks freeze when you turn them upside down – and there’s no good reason why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/sharks-freeze-when-you-turn-them-upside-down-and-theres-no-good-reason-why-259448/" aria-label="Read more about Sharks freeze when you turn them upside down – and there’s no good reason why">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University Sara Jenkins/500px/Getty The more we learn about orcas, the more remarkable they are. These giant dolphins are the ocean’s true apex predator, preying on great white sharks and other lesser predators. They’re very intelligent and highly social. Their ... <a title="Drone footage captured orcas crafting tools out of kelp – and using them for grooming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/drone-footage-captured-orcas-crafting-tools-out-of-kelp-and-using-them-for-grooming-259372/" aria-label="Read more about Drone footage captured orcas crafting tools out of kelp – and using them for grooming">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong Panuwat Dangsungnoen/Getty Images Have you had a tonsillectomy (your tonsils taken out), appendectomy (your appendix removed) or lumpectomy (removal of a lump from your breast)? The suffix “ectomy” denotes surgical removal of the named body part, so ... <a title="Inaccurate and misogynistic: why we need to make the term ‘hysterectomy’ history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/inaccurate-and-misogynistic-why-we-need-to-make-the-term-hysterectomy-history-257972/" aria-label="Read more about Inaccurate and misogynistic: why we need to make the term ‘hysterectomy’ history">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vinuli Withanarachchie, PhD candidate, College of Health, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images The number of women using medicinal cannabis is growing in New Zealand and overseas. They use cannabis treatment for general conditions such as pain, anxiety, inflammation and nausea, as well as ... <a title="More women are using medical cannabis – but new research shows barriers push some into illegal markets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/more-women-are-using-medical-cannabis-but-new-research-shows-barriers-push-some-into-illegal-markets-258797/" aria-label="Read more about More women are using medical cannabis – but new research shows barriers push some into illegal markets">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nancy Cushing, Associate professor, University of Newcastle ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images Pet-keeping is often promoted for the benefits it brings humans. A close association with another animal can provide us with a sense of purpose and a daily dose of joy. It can aid our health, ... <a title="It’s time to face an uncomfortable truth: maybe our pampered pets would be better off without us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/its-time-to-face-an-uncomfortable-truth-maybe-our-pampered-pets-would-be-better-off-without-us-256903/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time to face an uncomfortable truth: maybe our pampered pets would be better off without us">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Hamilton, Lecturer in History and Archaeology, Macquarie University Weavers in the Tomb of Khnumhotep II, Beni Hassan, Egypt. Painted by Norman de Garis Davies (MMA 33.8.16) We know surprisingly little about the lives of children in ancient Egypt. And what records we do have about them ... <a title="Work, wages and apprenticeships: sifting for clues about the lives of girls in ancient Egypt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/work-wages-and-apprenticeships-sifting-for-clues-about-the-lives-of-girls-in-ancient-egypt-249581/" aria-label="Read more about Work, wages and apprenticeships: sifting for clues about the lives of girls in ancient Egypt">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elena Morgenthaler, PhD Candidate, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University Operation Deep Sentinel Last week, one of the dark web’s most prominent drug marketplaces – Archetyp – was shut down in an international, multi-agency law enforcement operation following years of investigations. It was touted as ... <a title="Archetyp was one of the dark web’s biggest drug markets. A global sting has shut it down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/archetyp-was-one-of-the-dark-webs-biggest-drug-markets-a-global-sting-has-shut-it-down-259441/" aria-label="Read more about Archetyp was one of the dark web’s biggest drug markets. A global sting has shut it down">Read more</a>
