Science
Satellites leak noise that interferes with telescopes and GPS. Here’s how to fix it
Less than a decade ago, there were about 2,000 operational satellites orbiting Earth. Today there are more than 15,000. Millions more are planned.
News
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- Technology
Does time on social media make teens anxious and depressed? The evidence is not so clear
Parents are understandably worried about the impact of social media on the mental health of their children.
Real EstateThinking about refinancing your mortgage? Check these 3 things before calling the bank
For home owners, making sure you’re on a competitive interest rate hasn’t been this important to your household budget in years.
- Business
RBA hikes interest rates to an 18-year high, warning inflation will hurt for another year
The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the cash rate to 4.85% from 4.6% – its highest level since the global financial crisis in late 2008.
- Government
Democrats likely to gain control of Congress in US midterm elections as Senate lead expands
The Democrats have an 82% chance of gaining control of the Senate in the US midterm elections this week, and remain overwhelming favourites to gain control of the House of Representatives in US analyst Nate Silver’s forecast model.
- Culture
Sidney Nolan looms large over this exhibition of his early work, but his voice can’t always be trusted
In a literal sense, an exhibition is just an array of objects. When that exhibition is devoted to a single artist, it’s their life, ambition and achievements that imbue those objects with cultural aura.
- Government
The midterms will change US politics. But NZ will keep feeling the Trump effect
As New Zealanders begin voting in their own general election, Americans are also heading to the polls in Congressional midterm elections with major implications for the years ahead.
- Business
If Norfolk Island is an Australian territory, why is doing business there so complicated?
Norfolk Island is, legally speaking, part of Australia. But running a business in this remote Pacific territory, home to around 2,100 residents, can be very different from on the mainland.
- Business
How much could NZ raise from a higher top tax rate? We crunched the numbers
Like many developed economies, New Zealand faces difficult choices about how to finance public spending. Among the various policies on offer ahead of next week’s general election are promises to raise the top income tax rate.
- Science
Traces of dinosaur blood found in world-first discovery
A 115-million-year-old fossil dinosaur bone encased in a dense mat of microbes found in Brazil contains tiny structures resembling red blood cells, and molecular traces of blood.
- Science
Trust in democracy is in decline in NZ. Could citizens’ assemblies help restore it?
Many New Zealanders, especially younger ones, report feeling unheard during this election campaign. When people feel they have no voice, they tend not to trust many of the decisions the government makes.
EnvironmentWhy we give flowers to those in grief – or buy them for ourselves when we’re sad
During his renowned excavations at the Shanidar Cave in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, American archaeologist Ralph Solecki located burial sites with uncovered pollen and flower fragments from various species of wildflowers.