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December 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the “Christmas Star” from the story of the nativity. Described in the Gospel of Matthew, the star guided the three wise men ... <a title="What was the ‘Christmas Star’? Astronomy might hold the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/what-was-the-christmas-star-astronomy-might-hold-the-answer-270358/" aria-label="Read more about What was the ‘Christmas Star’? Astronomy might hold the answer">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Eslick, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Dylan Nolte/Unsplash “Completely life-changing”. “Nothing could have fully prepared me”. These are the sorts of phrases you often hear from women when they become a mother. These descriptions can point to the complexity and depth of the experience. ... <a title="It’s hard to describe what it feels like to become a mum, but it has a name: matrescence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/its-hard-to-describe-what-it-feels-like-to-become-a-mum-but-it-has-a-name-matrescence-267108/" aria-label="Read more about It’s hard to describe what it feels like to become a mum, but it has a name: matrescence">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Meyer, Senior Lecturer, Anatomy and Pathology in the College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University We’ve all had the feeling. You’re embarrassed and then there it is: a warm flush creeping up your neck and across your cheeks. The more you think about it, the ... <a title="Why do we blush? Turning red may have surprising social benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/why-do-we-blush-turning-red-may-have-surprising-social-benefits-267012/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we blush? Turning red may have surprising social benefits">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology GettyImages RTimages/Getty For well over 100 years, Australians have been able to buy Christmas pudding and Christmas cake as part of their festive celebrations. You might have some vague idea both originated in the northern hemisphere, but aren’t ... <a title="What’s the difference between Christmas cake and Christmas pudding? One has more sugar and fat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/whats-the-difference-between-christmas-cake-and-christmas-pudding-one-has-more-sugar-and-fat-267985/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between Christmas cake and Christmas pudding? One has more sugar and fat">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra It might seem worlds away from the Earth we know. But can Star Trek teach us anything about the economics of our own society? Set in the mid-23rd century, the original Star Trek series told the story ... <a title="Can you ‘live long and prosper’ by learning economics from Star Trek? Or is that ‘highly illogical’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/can-you-live-long-and-prosper-by-learning-economics-from-star-trek-or-is-that-highly-illogical-246988/" aria-label="Read more about Can you ‘live long and prosper’ by learning economics from Star Trek? Or is that ‘highly illogical’?">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Jones, PhD candidate, School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland Photo by Boris Izmaylov on Unsplash Ever wondered why your mango tree drops fruit before it’s ripe? Each season, mango growers across Australia watch helplessly as millions of mangoes fall to the ground ... <a title="Why mangoes fall before they’re ripe – and how science is helping them hang on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/why-mangoes-fall-before-theyre-ripe-and-how-science-is-helping-them-hang-on-268882/" aria-label="Read more about Why mangoes fall before they’re ripe – and how science is helping them hang on">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Kilah, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania Christmas means different things to different people. For me, it’s an opportunity to eat celebratory foods that aren’t available all year round. The top of my list is glazed ham, but a very close second is a well ... <a title="‘Never move around a flaming dessert’: a scientist explains the chemistry of a Christmas pudding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/never-move-around-a-flaming-dessert-a-scientist-explains-the-chemistry-of-a-christmas-pudding-268392/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Never move around a flaming dessert’: a scientist explains the chemistry of a Christmas pudding">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Westrupp, Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University Alexandr Kolesnikov/ Getty Images Holiday celebrations involving gift giving can be roller coasters. The excitement of tearing into gifts is often mixed with intense anticipation – and sometimes, disappointment. After investing time, thought and money into creating a magical ... <a title="It’s (not) a new bike! How to manage kids’ gift expectations at Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/its-not-a-new-bike-how-to-manage-kids-gift-expectations-at-christmas-271314/" aria-label="Read more about It’s (not) a new bike! How to manage kids’ gift expectations at Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn J. Whitaker, Associate Professor, New Testament, & Inaugural Director of The Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes is a line from one of my least favourite Christmas carols. Apart from being generally saccharine, Away in a ... <a title="We know about Jesus as a baby, and as a man. But what kind of child was he?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/we-know-about-jesus-as-a-baby-and-as-a-man-but-what-kind-of-child-was-he-269183/" aria-label="Read more about We know about Jesus as a baby, and as a man. But what kind of child was he?">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Garnock-Jones, Emeritus Professor of Botany, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Philip Garnock-Jones/Auckland University Press, CC BY-NC-ND Traditionally, the plants associated with Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere – holly, ivy, mistletoe – are celebrated for their evergreen leaves in winter or their fruits. But ... <a title="Most of NZ’s flowering plants grow nowhere else – and Christmas falls in peak blooming season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/most-of-nzs-flowering-plants-grow-nowhere-else-and-christmas-falls-in-peak-blooming-season-271617/" aria-label="Read more about Most of NZ’s flowering plants grow nowhere else – and Christmas falls in peak blooming season">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Kaylee Garrett/Unsplash If you’ve spent even a little time on social media in recent years, you’ve no doubt come across a swathe of “wellness” content. From kilometre-long lines of runners strutting ... <a title="Ice baths and marathons: our modern obsession with ‘wellness’ is driven by ancient instincts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/ice-baths-and-marathons-our-modern-obsession-with-wellness-is-driven-by-ancient-instincts-270172/" aria-label="Read more about Ice baths and marathons: our modern obsession with ‘wellness’ is driven by ancient instincts">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kit MacFarlane, Lecturer, Creative Writing and Literature, University of South Australia Rare Historical Photos Television has been part of people’s homes and lives for decades. And that makes it an intriguing part of everyday life and cultural history – even if you don’t think there’s anything on ... <a title="What did Australians watch on TV on Christmas Eve 1960?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/what-did-australians-watch-on-tv-on-christmas-eve-1960-267631/" aria-label="Read more about What did Australians watch on TV on Christmas Eve 1960?">Read more</a>
