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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>
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January 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Peden, NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney Wanderlust Media/Shutterstock It’s the morning after a big night and you’re feeling the effects of too much alcohol. So it can be tempting to “refresh” and take the edge ... <a title="The surprising ways ‘swimming off’ a hangover can be risky, even if alcohol has left your system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/01/the-surprising-ways-swimming-off-a-hangover-can-be-risky-even-if-alcohol-has-left-your-system-243243/" aria-label="Read more about The surprising ways ‘swimming off’ a hangover can be risky, even if alcohol has left your system">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Scofield, Adjunct Professor in Palaeontology, University of Canterbury An artist’s impression of a Platypterigius ichthyosaur. Dmitry Bogdanov, CC BY-SA Ichthyosaurs were reptiles that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. They evolved separately around 250 million years ago, possibly from a crocodile-like ancestor, ... <a title="The discovery of a rare new fossil sheds light on NZ’s extinct dolphin-like reptiles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/the-discovery-of-a-rare-new-fossil-sheds-light-on-nzs-extinct-dolphin-like-reptiles-244383/" aria-label="Read more about The discovery of a rare new fossil sheds light on NZ’s extinct dolphin-like reptiles">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evie Kendal, Senior Lecturer of Health Promotion, Swinburne University of Technology Project Apollo Archive/Flickr By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface of the Moon. But as space becomes accessible to more nations and corporations, we need to stop ... <a title="Humans will soon be able to mine on the Moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/humans-will-soon-be-able-to-mine-on-the-moon-but-should-we-4-questions-to-consider-242016/" aria-label="Read more about Humans will soon be able to mine on the Moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images If it’s good enough for school and university students, it’s good enough for entire countries, too. This report card provides a snapshot of how New Zealand fared across a wide range of international measures – where it ... <a title="NZ report card 2024: how the country fared in 25 key global and domestic rankings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/nz-report-card-2024-how-the-country-fared-in-25-key-global-and-domestic-rankings-245275/" aria-label="Read more about NZ report card 2024: how the country fared in 25 key global and domestic rankings">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Hartley, Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania Whether it’s sun-soaked beaches, winding rivers, or backyard pools, the aquatic environment is central to the Australian lifestyle. For many, water is a source of leisure, sport, and relaxation, but it also poses serious risks. Australia ... <a title="The majority of drowning victims in Australia are men. There are strategies to keep everyone safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/the-majority-of-drowning-victims-in-australia-are-men-there-are-strategies-to-keep-everyone-safe-241779/" aria-label="Read more about The majority of drowning victims in Australia are men. There are strategies to keep everyone safe">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Risk & Resilience, UNSW Sydney Elias Bitar/Shutterstock December 31 brings masses of people together to usher in the new year. But when massive crowds gather to party, certain risks – such as overcrowding or alcohol-related violence – may increase. Here are ... <a title="How to stay safe in a New Year’s Eve crowd" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/how-to-stay-safe-in-a-new-years-eve-crowd-239200/" aria-label="Read more about How to stay safe in a New Year’s Eve crowd">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darcy Watchorn, Threatened Species Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science Department, Zoos Victoria, and Visiting Scholar, School of Life & Environmental Science, Deakin University Jakub Maculewicz/Shutterstock It’s just past midnight in the cool, ancient forests of Tasmania. We’ve spent a long day and night surveying endangered Tasmanian devils. ... <a title="In 2025, let’s make it game on – not game over – for our precious natural world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/in-2025-lets-make-it-game-on-not-game-over-for-our-precious-natural-world-245761/" aria-label="Read more about In 2025, let’s make it game on – not game over – for our precious natural world">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Economists may sometimes sound like they are speaking a language out of this world. But perhaps there are lessons about economics from a galaxy far, far away. The Star Wars saga – the ... <a title="Star Wars can teach us about the economy or as Yoda might say, ‘about economics, it can teach’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/star-wars-can-teach-us-about-the-economy-or-as-yoda-might-say-about-economics-it-can-teach-245578/" aria-label="Read more about Star Wars can teach us about the economy or as Yoda might say, ‘about economics, it can teach’">Read more</a>
