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January 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Myron Zalucki, Professor in Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Kathy Reid, CC BY-SA Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) appear to be declining not just in North America but also in Australiasia. Could this be a consequence of global change, including climate change, the intensification of agriculture, and ... <a title="Monarch butterflies are in decline in NZ and Australia – they need your help to track where they gather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/03/monarch-butterflies-are-in-decline-in-nz-and-australia-they-need-your-help-to-track-where-they-gather-244384/" aria-label="Read more about Monarch butterflies are in decline in NZ and Australia – they need your help to track where they gather">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Skyllas-Kazacos, Professor Emeritus, School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Sydney As more and more solar and wind energy enters Australia’s grid, we will need ways to store it for later. We can store electricity in several different ways, from pumped hydroelectric systems to large lithium-ion battery systems. ... <a title="Australia needs better ways of storing renewable electricity for later. That’s where ‘flow batteries’ can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/03/australia-needs-better-ways-of-storing-renewable-electricity-for-later-thats-where-flow-batteries-can-help-245570/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs better ways of storing renewable electricity for later. That’s where ‘flow batteries’ can help">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine McCarthy, Senior Lecturer in Interior Architecture, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington View of Kororāreka in the Bay of Islands, 1845, by George Thomas Clayton. via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY New Zealand’s first jail was a simple affair, just a symmetrical four-roomed log building, ... <a title="Unlocking the past: how NZ’s first jail tells a complex story of colonial identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/03/unlocking-the-past-how-nzs-first-jail-tells-a-complex-story-of-colonial-identity-244745/" aria-label="Read more about Unlocking the past: how NZ’s first jail tells a complex story of colonial identity">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noor Gillani, Digital Culture Editor Shutterstock You’re standing at the centre of an expansive art gallery, overwhelmed by what’s in front of you: panel after panel of stupendous works – densely-written labels affixed next to each piece. These labels may offer a window into the artist’s intention, ... <a title="Is it important to read the explanatory labels next to artworks? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/03/is-it-important-to-read-the-explanatory-labels-next-to-artworks-we-asked-5-experts-243694/" aria-label="Read more about Is it important to read the explanatory labels next to artworks? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Researcher, Historian, Australian Catholic University Stone statue of Saint Isidore of Seville at the National Library of Spain. WH_Pics/Shutterstock In a world where information flows freely, it’s easy to forget that, for centuries, knowledge was much harder to come by. Imagine living in ... <a title="Isidore of Seville: the patron saint of the internet who shaped knowledge for generations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/isidore-of-seville-the-patron-saint-of-the-internet-who-shaped-knowledge-for-generations-236792/" aria-label="Read more about Isidore of Seville: the patron saint of the internet who shaped knowledge for generations">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Swee-Hoon Chuah, Professor of Behavioural Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Chances are that the end of the year has made you assess some of your 2024 New Year’s resolutions. Perhaps you, like us, bought a home spin bike or rowing machine in January. Most ... <a title="Why your spin bike has become a clothes rack – and what you can do about it, according to behavioural science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/why-your-spin-bike-has-become-a-clothes-rack-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-according-to-behavioural-science-245154/" aria-label="Read more about Why your spin bike has become a clothes rack – and what you can do about it, according to behavioural science">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney Allgo/Unsplash As we enter a new year armed with resolutions to improve our lives, there’s a good chance we’ll also be carrying something less helpful: extra kilos. At least half a kilogram, to be ... <a title="Most adults will gain half a kilo this year – and every year. Here’s how to stop ‘weight creep’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/most-adults-will-gain-half-a-kilo-this-year-and-every-year-heres-how-to-stop-weight-creep-244186/" aria-label="Read more about Most adults will gain half a kilo this year – and every year. Here’s how to stop ‘weight creep’">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University ijimino, Shutterstock Parasite, zombie, leech – these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms, fleas, head lice or bed bugs are ... <a title="Mind-bending, body-snatching, blood-sucking: parasites are bizarre yet vital for life on Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/mind-bending-body-snatching-blood-sucking-parasites-are-bizarre-yet-vital-for-life-on-earth-240547/" aria-label="Read more about Mind-bending, body-snatching, blood-sucking: parasites are bizarre yet vital for life on Earth">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod McNaughton, Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Startups have always been at the forefront of innovation. But factors such as artificial intelligence (AI), sustainability and decentralisation are set to reshape industries in 2025. Businesses are defined as startups when they are in the ... <a title="The multi-billion dollar startup sector is bouncing back – 8 big trends will shape 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/the-multi-billion-dollar-startup-sector-is-bouncing-back-8-big-trends-will-shape-2025-245653/" aria-label="Read more about The multi-billion dollar startup sector is bouncing back – 8 big trends will shape 2025">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Francisco Perales, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland fizkes/Shutterstock Australian women are better educated than men but still face poorer job prospects and lower incomes. We see this in Australia’s stubbornly persistent gender pay gap – estimated at nearly 22%. Our research ... <a title="How having a baby makes it more likely Australian couples rely on the man’s income" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/how-having-a-baby-makes-it-more-likely-australian-couples-rely-on-the-mans-income-238673/" aria-label="Read more about How having a baby makes it more likely Australian couples rely on the man’s income">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Shutterstock According to Britannica, “art” can be described as something “consciously created through an expression of skill or imagination” – whereas Wikipedia defines it more narrowly as a human activity. But are humans the ... <a title="Can animals make ‘art’? These examples from nature suggest so" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/can-animals-make-art-these-examples-from-nature-suggest-so-237126/" aria-label="Read more about Can animals make ‘art’? These examples from nature suggest so">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Lomb, Honorary Professor, Centre for Astrophysics, University of Southern Queensland The totally eclipsed Moon on 26 May 2021. Geoffrey Wyatt, Powerhouse Museum, CC BY In addition to the annual parade of star pictures or constellations passing above our heads each night, there are always exciting events ... <a title="A total eclipse of the Moon, Saturn’s rings ‘disappear’, meteors and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/01/a-total-eclipse-of-the-moon-saturns-rings-disappear-meteors-and-more-your-guide-to-the-southern-sky-in-2025-242601/" aria-label="Read more about A total eclipse of the Moon, Saturn’s rings ‘disappear’, meteors and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2025">Read more</a>
