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August 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Taylor, Associate Professor in Demography, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University Nature moved in when people left the fishing village of Houtouwan in Zhejiang, China Joe Nafis/Shutterstock Right now, human population growth is doing something long thought impossible – it’s wavering. It’s now possible global population could peak ... <a title="Global population growth is now slowing rapidly. Will a falling population be better for the environment?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/27/global-population-growth-is-now-slowing-rapidly-will-a-falling-population-be-better-for-the-environment-235781/" aria-label="Read more about Global population growth is now slowing rapidly. Will a falling population be better for the environment?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucie Newsome, Lecturer, Business School, University of New England Scharfsinn When we think of a farmer, we still often imagine a man. But in reality, women contribute 49% to real farm income. This isn’t just by increasingly working as farmers themselves. Keeping a farm business going usually ... <a title="Women play a crucial role in agriculture – so why are they often locked out of owning land?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/27/women-play-a-crucial-role-in-agriculture-so-why-are-they-often-locked-out-of-owning-land-236311/" aria-label="Read more about Women play a crucial role in agriculture – so why are they often locked out of owning land?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Fruth, Lecturer in Physics, University of Sydney Matthew Kapust / Sanford Underground Research Facility Most of the matter in the universe is missing. Scientists believe around 85% of the matter in the cosmos is made of invisible dark matter, which has only been detected indirectly by ... <a title="85% of the matter in the universe is missing. But we’re getting closer to finding it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/27/85-of-the-matter-in-the-universe-is-missing-but-were-getting-closer-to-finding-it-237459/" aria-label="Read more about 85% of the matter in the universe is missing. But we’re getting closer to finding it">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Westrupp, Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University Monika3steps/Shutterstock, CC BY If you’ve ever opened the door to your child’s room only to be greeted by a sea of clothes, toys and who knows what else, you’re not alone. Among countless reminders, pleading and threats, parents often ... <a title="How can you help your child tidy up their room (without having a massive fight every time)?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/27/how-can-you-help-your-child-tidy-up-their-room-without-having-a-massive-fight-every-time-235517/" aria-label="Read more about How can you help your child tidy up their room (without having a massive fight every time)?">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurence McCook, Adjunct Professorial Research Fellow, Partner Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University The latest official update on the health of the Great Barrier Reef is heartbreaking. Released on Friday, the fourth five-yearly Outlook Report prepared by the Great Barrier Reef ... <a title="Coral bleaching is not only heartbreaking, it’s also bad economics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/coral-bleaching-is-not-only-heartbreaking-its-also-bad-economics-237468/" aria-label="Read more about Coral bleaching is not only heartbreaking, it’s also bad economics">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Koskie, Postdoctoral researcher, School of Media and Communications, University of Sydney rafapress/Shutterstock When Pavel Durov arrived in France on his private jet last Saturday, he was greeted by police who promptly arrested him. As the founder of the direct messaging platform Telegram, he was accused of ... <a title="French police have arrested the founder of Telegram. What happens next could change the course of big tech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/french-police-have-arrested-the-founder-of-telegram-what-happens-next-could-change-the-course-of-big-tech-237462/" aria-label="Read more about French police have arrested the founder of Telegram. What happens next could change the course of big tech">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Beckett, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Innovation – School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney Dragne Marius/Unsplash Rice is a culinary staple in Australia and around the world. It might seem like a given that brown rice is healthier than white and official public health ... <a title="Is white rice bad for me? Can I make it lower GI or healthier?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/is-white-rice-bad-for-me-can-i-make-it-lower-gi-or-healthier-236767/" aria-label="Read more about Is white rice bad for me? Can I make it lower GI or healthier?">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW Sydney Golubovy/Shutterstock Many businesses are trapping Australian consumers in paid subscriptions by making them hard to cancel, hiding important details and offering “free” trials that auto-renew with hefty charges. ... <a title="Why is it so hard to cancel subscriptions or end ‘free’ trials? Report shows how companies trap you into paying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/why-is-it-so-hard-to-cancel-subscriptions-or-end-free-trials-report-shows-how-companies-trap-you-into-paying-237236/" aria-label="Read more about Why is it so hard to cancel subscriptions or end ‘free’ trials? Report shows how companies trap you into paying">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University For weeks, Israel had been anticipating a major attack from Hezbollah in retaliation for its killing of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Lebanon at the end of July. In the early hours of Sunday, ... <a title="Can Israel and Hezbollah both claim success after weekend strikes? And what could happen next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/can-israel-and-hezbollah-both-claim-success-after-weekend-strikes-and-what-could-happen-next-237463/" aria-label="Read more about Can Israel and Hezbollah both claim success after weekend strikes? And what could happen next?">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Almost 35 years have passed since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its first assessment report. It found human activities were substantially increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and other gases ion the atmosphere, which was ... <a title="Researchers analysed 1,500 climate policies to find what works. These are the lessons for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/researchers-analysed-1-500-climate-policies-to-find-what-works-these-are-the-lessons-for-australia-237307/" aria-label="Read more about Researchers analysed 1,500 climate policies to find what works. These are the lessons for Australia">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Canfell, Adjunct professor, cancer epidemiology, University of Sydney Zephyr Media/Shutterstock Cervical screening in Australia has changed over the past seven years. The test has changed, and women (and people with a cervix) now have much more choice and control. Here’s why – and what you can ... <a title="I’m due for a cervical cancer screening. What can I expect? Can I do it myself? And what happened to Pap smears?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/im-due-for-a-cervical-cancer-screening-what-can-i-expect-can-i-do-it-myself-and-what-happened-to-pap-smears-229495/" aria-label="Read more about I’m due for a cervical cancer screening. What can I expect? Can I do it myself? And what happened to Pap smears?">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vivian Gerrand, Research Fellow in the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies, Deakin University A suite of recent troubling events have once again shone a spotlight on extremist violence, especially the kind involving online radicalisation of young people. Austrian authorities recently cancelled three Taylor Swift Eras tour ... <a title="The internet makes it too easy to ‘fall down a rabbit hole of hate’. So, what works to curb online extremism?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/the-internet-makes-it-too-easy-to-fall-down-a-rabbit-hole-of-hate-so-what-works-to-curb-online-extremism-236503/" aria-label="Read more about The internet makes it too easy to ‘fall down a rabbit hole of hate’. So, what works to curb online extremism?">Read more</a>
