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    1. The Australian government has formally recognised the extinction of a tiny island rodent, the Bramble Cay melomys - the first known demise of a mammal because of human-induced climate change.

      The current news report: 'Our little brown rat': first climate change-caused mammal extinction The recent government statement: Stronger protection for threatened species The news report from...

      The current news report: 'Our little brown rat': first climate change-caused mammal extinction

      The recent government statement: Stronger protection for threatened species

      The news report from 2016: First Mammal Species Goes Extinct Due to Climate Change

      The scientific report from 2016: Confirmation of the extinction of the Bramble Cay melomys Melomys rubicola on Bramble Cay, Torres Strait (PDF)

      8 votes
    2. Thousands more fish found dead at Menindee (New South Wales) as locals fear there will be 'none left'

      Thousands more fish found dead at Menindee as locals fear there will be 'none left' Here's the previous story about the last mass death in the area: A million fish dead in 'distressing' outback...

      Thousands more fish found dead at Menindee as locals fear there will be 'none left'

      Here's the previous story about the last mass death in the area: A million fish dead in 'distressing' outback algal bloom at Menindee (New South Wales)

      This is now the third mass death of fish in that area in the past month.

      The state government's response: Menindee fish deaths 'out of NSW Government's hands' says Regional Water Minister Niall Blair

      5 votes
    3. Sleepers track informative speech in a multitalker environment

      A report published in Nature Human Behaviour (hard paywall): Sleepers track informative speech in a multitalker environment An article published in the Sydney Morning Herald (soft paywall): Your...

      A report published in Nature Human Behaviour (hard paywall): Sleepers track informative speech in a multitalker environment

      An article published in the Sydney Morning Herald (soft paywall): Your brain is listening and processing while you sleep

      A press release published in Mirage News (no paywall): Active sleep is more than just counting sheep

      6 votes