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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Singh, Research fellow, Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock The mental health benefits of exercise for adults are well known, easing depression and reducing anxiety. Now, emerging research highlights its rising importance for children’s wellbeing. Staying active could be key to ... <a title="Fit kids have better mental and physical health. What’s the best way to get them active?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/fit-kids-have-better-mental-and-physical-health-whats-the-best-way-to-get-them-active-242102/" aria-label="Read more about Fit kids have better mental and physical health. What’s the best way to get them active?">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Wake, Associate Professor, Journalism, RMIT University Shutterstock Unless you’re a moderator for a local community group discussing garbage collections or dog park etiquette, you are unlikely to fully understand the sheer volume and scale of abuse directed at people online. But when social media moderation and ... <a title="Moderators protect us from the worst of the internet. That comes at huge personal cost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/moderators-protect-us-from-the-worst-of-the-internet-that-comes-at-huge-personal-cost-241775/" aria-label="Read more about Moderators protect us from the worst of the internet. That comes at huge personal cost">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sukhbir Sandhu, Associate Professor in Sustainability, University of South Australia j.chizhe/Shutterstock Two decades ago, the fight against climate change was often framed as a personal choice. You might try to reduce your carbon footprint by avoiding flights or change your buying habits to avoid meat or reduce ... <a title="Individual action on climate was tarred as greenwashing or virtue signalling. But it still has a place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/individual-action-on-climate-was-tarred-as-greenwashing-or-virtue-signalling-but-it-still-has-a-place-239196/" aria-label="Read more about Individual action on climate was tarred as greenwashing or virtue signalling. But it still has a place">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk As a three-day fact-finding mission from a group of Pacific leaders drew to a close in New Caledonia, and with the outcomes report not expected before next year, the visit to the riot-hit French Pacific territory seems to have triggered a new sense of awareness ... <a title="Forum troika’s visit highlights value of regionalism for New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/forum-troikas-visit-highlights-value-of-regionalism-for-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Forum troika’s visit highlights value of regionalism for New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cindy Towns, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago Wellington, University of Otago As New Zealand agonises over its hospitals – where they are, how they should be staffed and how they should be funded – a key element in the debate is being missed: the need for single ... <a title="Not the time to share: NZ needs to rethink multi-bed hospital rooms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/not-the-time-to-share-nz-needs-to-rethink-multi-bed-hospital-rooms-241573/" aria-label="Read more about Not the time to share: NZ needs to rethink multi-bed hospital rooms">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage St. Lucia during and post Hurricane Beryl by Tamanisha J. John Toronto, Ontario Whenever a hurricane hits in the Caribbean, people rush to point out that it is an indicator of “disaster capitalism” and/or that “disaster capitalism” will surely come. While I agree that non-governmental organizations (NGO) and ... <a title="Hurricane Unpreparedness in the Caribbean, Disaster by Imperial Design" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/hurricane-unpreparedness-in-the-caribbean-disaster-by-imperial-design/" aria-label="Read more about Hurricane Unpreparedness in the Caribbean, Disaster by Imperial Design">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christofer Clemente, Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biomechanics, University of the Sunshine Coast The fastest animal on land is the cheetah, capable of reaching top speeds of 104 kilometres per hour. In the water, the fastest animals are yellowfin tuna and wahoo, which can reach speeds of 75 ... <a title="Not too big, not too small: why modern humans are the ideal size for speed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/not-too-big-not-too-small-why-modern-humans-are-the-ideal-size-for-speed-241668/" aria-label="Read more about Not too big, not too small: why modern humans are the ideal size for speed">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tirth Vaishnav, PhD Candidate in Ecology and Biodiversity, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Bird strikes with aircraft pose a serious threat to human safety. The problem dates back to the early days of aviation, with the first death of a pilot recorded ... <a title="Collisions between planes and birds follow seasonal patterns and overlap with breeding and migration – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/collisions-between-planes-and-birds-follow-seasonal-patterns-and-overlap-with-breeding-and-migration-new-research-241238/" aria-label="Read more about Collisions between planes and birds follow seasonal patterns and overlap with breeding and migration – new research">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob Crouse, Research Fellow in Youth Mental Health, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney llaszlo/Shutterstock This is the next article in our ‘Light and health’ series, where we look at how light affects our physical and mental health in sometimes surprising ways. Read other articles in ... <a title="How light can shift your mood and mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/how-light-can-shift-your-mood-and-mental-health-231282/" aria-label="Read more about How light can shift your mood and mental health">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Dix, Lecturer In Nutrition & Dietetics, University of the Sunshine Coast Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock The risk of famine looms in Gaza. International monitors warn more than 90% of the population face acute food insecurity, meaning their inability to eat enough food puts them in immediate danger of starvation. ... <a title="The UN warns famine is likely in Gaza. What do malnutrition and hunger do to the body?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/the-un-warns-famine-is-likely-in-gaza-what-do-malnutrition-and-hunger-do-to-the-body-241682/" aria-label="Read more about The UN warns famine is likely in Gaza. What do malnutrition and hunger do to the body?">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brooke Williams, Research Fellow, School of Biology & Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology Gustavo Frazao/Shutterstock About 215 million hectares of land – an area bigger than Mexico – could be reforested naturally and without costly manual planting, our new research shows. This would allow us to ... <a title="215 million hectares of forest – an area bigger than Mexico – could grow back by itself, if we can just leave it alone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/215-million-hectares-of-forest-an-area-bigger-than-mexico-could-grow-back-by-itself-if-we-can-just-leave-it-alone-236696/" aria-label="Read more about 215 million hectares of forest – an area bigger than Mexico – could grow back by itself, if we can just leave it alone">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The world is striving to reach net-zero emissions as we try to ward off dangerous global warming. But will getting to net-zero actually avert climate instability, as many assume? Our new study examined that question. ... <a title="Earth’s climate will keep changing long after humanity hits net-zero emissions. Our research shows why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/earths-climate-will-keep-changing-long-after-humanity-hits-net-zero-emissions-our-research-shows-why-241692/" aria-label="Read more about Earth’s climate will keep changing long after humanity hits net-zero emissions. Our research shows why">Read more</a>
