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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for December 12, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 12, 2025.
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An expert’s pick of the best board games to play (and gift) this summer
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Thompson, Lecturer in History and Communications, University of Southern Queensland Pexels / Pavel Danilyuk, CC BY In a world that can seem increasingly digitised and isolating, board games offer a unique chance to connect with others. And over the holiday period, the right game can make ... <a title="An expert’s pick of the best board games to play (and gift) this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/an-experts-pick-of-the-best-board-games-to-play-and-gift-this-summer-270884/" aria-label="Read more about An expert’s pick of the best board games to play (and gift) this summer">Read more</a>
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Should Australia establish an independent body to investigate scientific misconduct? We asked 5 experts
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Drew Rooke, Deputy Science + Technology Editor, The Conversation National Cancer Institute Most of us trust scientists. We believe they are not just competent, but honest as well. This belief is well-founded. However, scientists are also human – and sometimes they can make mistakes. These mistakes can ... <a title="Should Australia establish an independent body to investigate scientific misconduct? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/should-australia-establish-an-independent-body-to-investigate-scientific-misconduct-we-asked-5-experts-270460/" aria-label="Read more about Should Australia establish an independent body to investigate scientific misconduct? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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Tracking the US build-up in the Caribbean
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By R. Evan Ellis, Latin America Research Professor, US Army War College Planet Labs/Sentinel-2/The Conversation, CC BY-SA ➡️ Click here to view the interactive visual feature mapping the US military in the Caribbean The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ... <a title="Tracking the US build-up in the Caribbean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/tracking-the-us-build-up-in-the-caribbean-270155/" aria-label="Read more about Tracking the US build-up in the Caribbean">Read more</a>
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Faster, cheaper … but better? The devil in the resource management reform detail
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill McKay, Senior Lecturer Architecture and Planning, Faculty of Engineering and Design, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau When the coalition government this week unveiled reforms to finally replace New Zealand’s Resource Management Act (RMA), many of us would have been glad to see the back of ... <a title="Faster, cheaper … but better? The devil in the resource management reform detail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/faster-cheaper-but-better-the-devil-in-the-resource-management-reform-detail-271839/" aria-label="Read more about Faster, cheaper … but better? The devil in the resource management reform detail">Read more</a>
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Can you only poo at home? A gastroenterologist explains what the Germans call ‘heimscheisser’
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University Image by Steve DiMatteo from Pixabay Poo anxiety, bashful bowels, shy bowel syndrome: they’re all terms for what’s medically known as parcopresis or difficulty pooping when you’re not at home. The Germans have given a name ... <a title="Can you only poo at home? A gastroenterologist explains what the Germans call ‘heimscheisser’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/can-you-only-poo-at-home-a-gastroenterologist-explains-what-the-germans-call-heimscheisser-269405/" aria-label="Read more about Can you only poo at home? A gastroenterologist explains what the Germans call ‘heimscheisser’">Read more</a>
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Travel influencers ‘do crazy things’ to entertain us – and downplay the risks
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney It’s common for Australians to use social media to find their next hike or swimming spot. And there’s a huge array of travel influencers willing to supply the #inspo for their ... <a title="Travel influencers ‘do crazy things’ to entertain us – and downplay the risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/travel-influencers-do-crazy-things-to-entertain-us-and-downplay-the-risks-271400/" aria-label="Read more about Travel influencers ‘do crazy things’ to entertain us – and downplay the risks">Read more</a>
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Why do we wake up shortly before our alarm goes off? It’s not by chance
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yaqoot Fatima, Professor of Sleep Health, University of the Sunshine Coast Malvestida/Unsplash You’ve probably experienced it – your alarm is set for 6:30am, yet somehow your eyes snap open a few minutes before it goes off. There’s no sound, no external cue, just the body somehow knowing ... <a title="Why do we wake up shortly before our alarm goes off? It’s not by chance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/why-do-we-wake-up-shortly-before-our-alarm-goes-off-its-not-by-chance-268992/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we wake up shortly before our alarm goes off? It’s not by chance">Read more</a>
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Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thanh-Son Pham, ARC DECRA Fellow in Geophysics, Australian National University Copernicus / ESA, CC BY Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the northern hemisphere more than 20 years ago, these quakes occur when huge chunks of ice ... <a title="Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/hundreds-of-iceberg-earthquakes-detected-at-the-crumbling-end-of-antarcticas-doomsday-glacier-268893/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier">Read more</a>
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The United States CDC has abandoned science in its new advice about vaccines and autism
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its long-standing guidance about vaccines and autism. The guidance once stated clearly and correctly that the evidence shows no link between vaccines and the development of autism. Now ... <a title="The United States CDC has abandoned science in its new advice about vaccines and autism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/the-united-states-cdc-has-abandoned-science-in-its-new-advice-about-vaccines-and-autism-271493/" aria-label="Read more about The United States CDC has abandoned science in its new advice about vaccines and autism">Read more</a>
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Big batteries are now outcompeting gas in the grid – and gas-rich Western Australia is at the forefront
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University Australia’s electricity grids are undergoing a profound transformation. Solar and wind have provided 99% of new generating capacity since 2015. Last month, renewables hit parity with fossil fuels for the first time. But there’s a lesser-known part to the story. ... <a title="Big batteries are now outcompeting gas in the grid – and gas-rich Western Australia is at the forefront" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/big-batteries-are-now-outcompeting-gas-in-the-grid-and-gas-rich-western-australia-is-at-the-forefront-271753/" aria-label="Read more about Big batteries are now outcompeting gas in the grid – and gas-rich Western Australia is at the forefront">Read more</a>
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With Nvidia’s second-best AI chips headed for China, the US shifts priorities from security to trade
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, University of Adelaide JIM WATSON/Getty This week, US President Donald Trump approved previously banned exports of Nvidia’s powerful H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China. In ... <a title="With Nvidia’s second-best AI chips headed for China, the US shifts priorities from security to trade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/with-nvidias-second-best-ai-chips-headed-for-china-the-us-shifts-priorities-from-security-to-trade-271831/" aria-label="Read more about With Nvidia’s second-best AI chips headed for China, the US shifts priorities from security to trade">Read more</a>