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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meg Edwards, Lecturer in Wildlife Science, University of Southern Queensland Transport and Main Roads Queensland , CC BY If you live in Australia or New Zealand, the coming of spring is a mixed blessing. The days get warmer. Flowers bloom. Birds nest. It’s this last change which ... <a title="They come from above: here’s why magpies, magpie-larks and lapwings swoop in spring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/they-come-from-above-heres-why-magpies-magpie-larks-and-lapwings-swoop-in-spring-237213/" aria-label="Read more about They come from above: here’s why magpies, magpie-larks and lapwings swoop in spring">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Rolton Vignier, Scientist in Shellfish and Algal Biology, Cawthron Institute The global ocean continues to warm at a concerning rate. Satellite measurements of average sea surface temperatures show February this year was the highest for any month in the 45-year dataset, and the warming trend continued ... <a title="Ocean heat is changing marine food webs – with far-reaching consequences for NZ fisheries and sea life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/ocean-heat-is-changing-marine-food-webs-with-far-reaching-consequences-for-nz-fisheries-and-sea-life-236427/" aria-label="Read more about Ocean heat is changing marine food webs – with far-reaching consequences for NZ fisheries and sea life">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Van Bergen, Head of School of Education and Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong Thanumporn Thongkongkaew/ Shutterstock, CC BY Year 12 students are less than two months away from sitting their final exams. We know this can be a stressful time for students. How can ... <a title="How can you support your Year 12 student during their final exams?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/how-can-you-support-your-year-12-student-during-their-final-exams-237467/" aria-label="Read more about How can you support your Year 12 student during their final exams?">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sean Pinder, Associate Professor, Finance, The University of Melbourne In their scramble to secure a foothold on an increasingly unaffordable housing ladder, some young investors might be looking for new ways to boost their returns on savings. One such approach – albeit highly risky – is “leveraged ... <a title="Yes, you can borrow money to invest in shares. But it comes with big risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/yes-you-can-borrow-money-to-invest-in-shares-but-it-comes-with-big-risks-237206/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, you can borrow money to invest in shares. But it comes with big risks">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne Farknot Architect/Shutterstock The language of mental ill health is inescapable. Diagnostic terms, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pervade popular culture and saturate the online world. They are the currency of countless news stories and awareness ... <a title="Diagnostic labels may increase our empathy for people in distress. But there are downsides too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/diagnostic-labels-may-increase-our-empathy-for-people-in-distress-but-there-are-downsides-too-237553/" aria-label="Read more about Diagnostic labels may increase our empathy for people in distress. But there are downsides too">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney The recent Democratic National Convention in Chicago was a showcase of impressive speeches. Presidential nominee Kamala Harris justified the newfound enthusiasm of Democrats with a strong acceptance speech, but even she ... <a title="Why Americans do political speeches so well (and debates so badly)?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/why-americans-do-political-speeches-so-well-and-debates-so-badly-237314/" aria-label="Read more about Why Americans do political speeches so well (and debates so badly)?">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Hart, Associate Professor, Film Screen & Animation, Queensland University of Technology Ready to catch the latest screen hits for September? This month brings a fresh batch of content, including some older documentaries now streaming thanks to DocPlay and the new National Film and Sound Archive Player. ... <a title="Nazi history, reality TV deception and the making of Apocalypse Now: what we’re streaming in September" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/nazi-history-reality-tv-deception-and-the-making-of-apocalypse-now-what-were-streaming-in-september-237478/" aria-label="Read more about Nazi history, reality TV deception and the making of Apocalypse Now: what we’re streaming in September">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania Paris is about to host its first Paralympics. Similar to the Olympics last month, Australia is bringing a strong team with many medal hopefuls. But how are the Paralympics similar (or different) to the Olympics, ... <a title="Classifications, history and Australian hopes: what to expect at the Paris Paralympics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/classifications-history-and-australian-hopes-what-to-expect-at-the-paris-paralympics-237473/" aria-label="Read more about Classifications, history and Australian hopes: what to expect at the Paris Paralympics">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Sunshine Mosque Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA The advocacy group Muslim Votes Matter has put together a high-profile speakers list to launch its national campaign in Melbourne on Sunday, which is aimed at leveraging its influence for the federal election. The ... <a title="Advocacy group to launch national campaign on Sunday to ‘amplify’ Muslim political voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/28/advocacy-group-to-launch-national-campaign-on-sunday-to-amplify-muslim-political-voice-237661/" aria-label="Read more about Advocacy group to launch national campaign on Sunday to ‘amplify’ Muslim political voice">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Hellewell, Senior Research Fellow, The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, and Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University Daniel Megias/Shutterstock Plastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles and food containers. But recent research adds to growing concerns about the impact ... <a title="Microplastics are in our brains. How worried should I be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/28/microplastics-are-in-our-brains-how-worried-should-i-be-237401/" aria-label="Read more about Microplastics are in our brains. How worried should I be?">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Roger, Sector Lead, Atlas of Living Australia, CSIRO Jodi Rowley Across Australia and around the world, citizen scientists are protecting species by recording sightings, surveying landscapes and collecting samples. No job is too big or too small. As wildlife ecologists, we are indebted to this army ... <a title="Citizen scientists can help save Australia’s threatened species if we give them more direction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/28/citizen-scientists-can-help-save-australias-threatened-species-if-we-give-them-more-direction-231606/" aria-label="Read more about Citizen scientists can help save Australia’s threatened species if we give them more direction">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Jordan, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, The University of Queensland Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio People who are taller are at greater risk of developing cancer. The World Cancer Research Fund reports there is strong evidence taller people have a higher chance of of developing cancer of the: pancreas large ... <a title="Why are tall people more likely to get cancer? What we know, don’t know and suspect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/28/why-are-tall-people-more-likely-to-get-cancer-what-we-know-dont-know-and-suspect-235525/" aria-label="Read more about Why are tall people more likely to get cancer? What we know, don’t know and suspect">Read more</a>
