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June 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Annesley, Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cell and Molecular Biology, La Trobe University Edwin Tan/Getty Myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is as complex as its name is difficult to pronounce. It’s sometimes referred to as simply “chronic fatigue”, but this is just one of ... <a title="It’s not just ‘chronic fatigue’: ME/CFS is much more than being tired" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/its-not-just-chronic-fatigue-me-cfs-is-much-more-than-being-tired-258803/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not just ‘chronic fatigue’: ME/CFS is much more than being tired">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University As Israel continues its attacks on Iran, US President Donald Trump and other global leaders are hardening their stance against the Islamic Republic. While considering a US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, Trump has threatened Iran’s supreme leader, ... <a title="Who are Iran’s allies? And would any help if the US joins Israel in its war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/who-are-irans-allies-and-would-any-help-if-the-us-joins-israel-in-its-war-259265/" aria-label="Read more about Who are Iran’s allies? And would any help if the US joins Israel in its war?">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Greaves, Associate Professor of Politics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Yesterday’s announcement that the five-yearly national census would be scrapped has raised difficult questions about the effectiveness, ethics and resourcing of the new “administrative” system that will replace it. An administrative ... <a title="Scrapping the national census raises data sovereignty and surveillance fears for Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/scrapping-the-national-census-raises-data-sovereignty-and-surveillance-fears-for-maori-259274/" aria-label="Read more about Scrapping the national census raises data sovereignty and surveillance fears for Māori">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phillipa C. McCormack, Future Making Fellow, Environment Institute, University of Adelaide Jakub Maculewicz, Shutterstock The South Australian parliament today passed a new law to conserve, restore and enhance biodiversity. It brings together native vegetation management, protection for native species and habitat, and conservation on private land. When ... <a title="As the federal government fumbles on nature law reform, the states are forging ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/as-the-federal-government-fumbles-on-nature-law-reform-the-states-are-forging-ahead-257666/" aria-label="Read more about As the federal government fumbles on nature law reform, the states are forging ahead">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Pay, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania Wolfram Steinberg/picture alliance via Getty Images Millions of birds are killed by power lines each year. Sometimes they collide with the lines when flying and are either electrocuted or fatally injured. Other times they are ... <a title="Overhead power lines kill millions of birds a year. Scientists found a way to help cut the devastating toll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/overhead-power-lines-kill-millions-of-birds-a-year-scientists-found-a-way-to-help-cut-the-devastating-toll-258295/" aria-label="Read more about Overhead power lines kill millions of birds a year. Scientists found a way to help cut the devastating toll">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Quain, Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Last week, the peak body for equestrian sport in Australia suspended a prominent member after footage allegedly depicted Australian Olympic dressage rider Heath Ryan whipping a horse more than 40 times. Ryan ... <a title="Horse whipping is painful and cruel. The latest incident shows why it should be banned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/horse-whipping-is-painful-and-cruel-the-latest-incident-shows-why-it-should-be-banned-259041/" aria-label="Read more about Horse whipping is painful and cruel. The latest incident shows why it should be banned">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane McAdam, Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney As thousands of Australian citizens and permanent residents stuck in Iran and Israel continue to register for repatriation flights, the government is scrambling to find safe ways to evacuate them. With ... <a title="Australian citizens in Iran and Israel are desperate to leave. Is the government required to help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/australian-citizens-in-iran-and-israel-are-desperate-to-leave-is-the-government-required-to-help-259272/" aria-label="Read more about Australian citizens in Iran and Israel are desperate to leave. Is the government required to help?">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Friedlander, PhD Candidate in Sociology, University of Waikato Shutterstock/Krotnakro Period-tracking apps are popular digital tools for a range of menstrual, reproductive and general health purposes. But the way these apps collect and use data involves risk. Many apps encourage users to log information well beyond their ... <a title="Popular period-tracking apps can hold years of personal data – new NZ research finds mixed awareness of risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/popular-period-tracking-apps-can-hold-years-of-personal-data-new-nz-research-finds-mixed-awareness-of-risk-258920/" aria-label="Read more about Popular period-tracking apps can hold years of personal data – new NZ research finds mixed awareness of risk">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Warrant, Professor of Zoology at the University of Lund, Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University, and Adjunct Professor, University of South Australia Vik Dunis/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC It’s a warm January summer afternoon, and as I traverse the flower-strewn western slopes of Australia’s highest mountain, Mount ... <a title="Migrating bogong moths use the stars and Earth’s magnetic field to find ancestral summer caves each year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/migrating-bogong-moths-use-the-stars-and-earths-magnetic-field-to-find-ancestral-summer-caves-each-year-259361/" aria-label="Read more about Migrating bogong moths use the stars and Earth’s magnetic field to find ancestral summer caves each year">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Long, Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University Shane Myers Photography/Shutterstock It’s been 50 years since Steven Spielberg’s movie Jaws first cast a terrifying shadow across our screens. At a low point during production, Spielberg worried he’d only ever be known for “a big fish story”. The ... <a title="Jaws at 50: how a single movie changed our perception of white sharks forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/jaws-at-50-how-a-single-movie-changed-our-perception-of-white-sharks-forever-258306/" aria-label="Read more about Jaws at 50: how a single movie changed our perception of white sharks forever">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam D Hines, Research Fellow, Centre for Robotics, Queensland University of Technology A hexapod robot navigating outdoors. Adam Hines Robots are increasingly becoming a part of our lives – from warehouse automation to robotic vacuum cleaners. And just like humans, robots need to know where they are ... <a title="Robot eyes are power hungry. What if we gave them tools inspired by the human brain?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/robot-eyes-are-power-hungry-what-if-we-gave-them-tools-inspired-by-the-human-brain-257978/" aria-label="Read more about Robot eyes are power hungry. What if we gave them tools inspired by the human brain?">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tu Nguyen, PhD Candidate, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Irina Shatilova/Shutterstock Winter is here, along with cold days and the inevitable seasonal surge in respiratory viruses. But it’s not only the sniffles we need to worry about. Heart attacks and strokes also ... <a title="Winter viruses can trigger a heart attack or stroke, our study shows. It’s another good reason to get a flu or COVID shot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/winter-viruses-can-trigger-a-heart-attack-or-stroke-our-study-shows-its-another-good-reason-to-get-a-flu-or-covid-shot-256090/" aria-label="Read more about Winter viruses can trigger a heart attack or stroke, our study shows. It’s another good reason to get a flu or COVID shot">Read more</a>
