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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavie Waters, Research Professor, School of Psychological Science, The University of Western Australia Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in ... <a title="Exploding head syndrome: the surprisingly common condition with a terrifying name" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/exploding-head-syndrome-the-surprisingly-common-condition-with-a-terrifying-name-276273/" aria-label="Read more about Exploding head syndrome: the surprisingly common condition with a terrifying name">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Fiji’s Health Minister Dr Ratu Antonio Lalabalavu has defended the government’s handling of the country’s HIV crisis. HIV is surging in Fiji with at least 9000 people — or nearly one percent of the population — reported to be now infected. There are concerns that the real figure ... <a title="‘We’re doing something about it’ – Fiji’s health minister defends HIV response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/were-doing-something-about-it-fijis-health-minister-defends-hiv-response/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re doing something about it’ – Fiji’s health minister defends HIV response">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
By Minnah Arshad of Zeteo Israel’s Parliament has approved a one-sided death penalty measure to execute Palestinians. It is one of the most extreme laws in the nation’s history, and will exacerbate the far-right government’s illegal system of apartheid. Some members of the Knesset, including ultranationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, were seen wearing noose ... <a title="Israel passes extreme death penalty law targeting only Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/israel-passes-extreme-death-penalty-law-targeting-only-palestinians/" aria-label="Read more about Israel passes extreme death penalty law targeting only Palestinians">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Fuller, Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland The two of us can often be found in a patch of scrubby bushland, phone in hand, slowly scanning for plants. Or crouched behind a tree trunk with binoculars, pausing mid-breath to find the source of ... <a title="‘My head feels clearer’: how citizen science can improve people’s health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/my-head-feels-clearer-how-citizen-science-can-improve-peoples-health-275426/" aria-label="Read more about ‘My head feels clearer’: how citizen science can improve people’s health">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor in Marine Science, James Cook University Until recently, the number of citizen scientists in Australia was estimated at between 100,000 and 130,000 people. But this is a major underestimate. My survey of about 20 key organisations suggests there are likely more than ... <a title="There may be 10 times as many citizen scientists in Australia as we thought – and that’s great news for science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/there-may-be-10-times-as-many-citizen-scientists-in-australia-as-we-thought-and-thats-great-news-for-science-267870/" aria-label="Read more about There may be 10 times as many citizen scientists in Australia as we thought – and that’s great news for science">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Dalton, Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle In the early 1970s, the idea of an ordinary person owning a computer sounded absurd. Computers back then were more like aircraft carriers or nuclear power plants than household appliances – vast machines housed ... <a title="Apple at 50: eight technology leaps that changed our world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/apple-at-50-eight-technology-leaps-that-changed-our-world-279541/" aria-label="Read more about Apple at 50: eight technology leaps that changed our world">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ed Macaulay, Lecturer in Physics and Data Science, Queen Mary University of London The astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are preparing to launch into space on a trajectory that will make them the first humans to travel to the Moon in over ... <a title="Heat shield safety concerns raise stakes for Nasa’s Artemis II Moon mission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/heat-shield-safety-concerns-raise-stakes-for-nasas-artemis-ii-moon-mission-275853/" aria-label="Read more about Heat shield safety concerns raise stakes for Nasa’s Artemis II Moon mission">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ed Hutchinson, Professor, MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow The first human case of H9N2 influenza virus (bird flu) has been reported in Europe. A human infection was recorded by the Italian Ministry of Health on March 25, 2026. As an influenza virologist, ... <a title="First European case of H9N2 bird flu reported in Italy – what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/first-european-case-of-h9n2-bird-flu-reported-in-italy-what-you-need-to-know-279574/" aria-label="Read more about First European case of H9N2 bird flu reported in Italy – what you need to know">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Murray, Lecturer, The University of Western Australia George Eliot – the pen name of Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans – is celebrated today as a writer of realist novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Middlemarch (1871) and Daniel Deronda (1876). We don’t ... <a title="George Eliot is best known for Middlemarch, but she also wrote an early work of science fiction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/george-eliot-is-best-known-for-middlemarch-but-she-also-wrote-an-early-work-of-science-fiction-269379/" aria-label="Read more about George Eliot is best known for Middlemarch, but she also wrote an early work of science fiction">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonidas Karagounis, Professor Research Translation & Enterprise, Australian Catholic University Peptides are widely marketed as a kind of “holy grail” for workout recovery and physical performance. You may have seen advertisements online claiming these supplements can significantly boost muscle growth, eliminate joint pain, and accelerate recovery times. ... <a title="Do peptides improve workout performance? A nutrition expert explains the science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/do-peptides-improve-workout-performance-a-nutrition-expert-explains-the-science-276965/" aria-label="Read more about Do peptides improve workout performance? A nutrition expert explains the science">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gehan Gunasekara, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Following a series of significant health data breaches, the government released a cyber security strategy and action plan to establish a national framework for responding to escalating cyber threats. The strategy covers New Zealand’s critical ... <a title="Public health providers have to obey strict cyber security rules – so should private contractors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/public-health-providers-have-to-obey-strict-cyber-security-rules-so-should-private-contractors-279300/" aria-label="Read more about Public health providers have to obey strict cyber security rules – so should private contractors">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Van Dyke, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University When most people think about “healthy eating”, they usually focus on what they eat. That might mean trying to eat more fruit and vegetables or less fast food, or counting calories. But there’s a lot ... <a title="Focusing on how and why you eat – not just what – may be the key to healthy eating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/focusing-on-how-and-why-you-eat-not-just-what-may-be-the-key-to-healthy-eating-273019/" aria-label="Read more about Focusing on how and why you eat – not just what – may be the key to healthy eating">Read more</a>
