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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.

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      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

    32. Sleepers track informative speech in a multitalker environment

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      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

    33. Fact: Calling out political furphies works, in Australia at least

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      An article from the Sydney Morning Herald: Fact: Calling out political furphies works, in Australia at least (with some local flavour) An article from New Scientist: Australians care if...

      An article from the Sydney Morning Herald: Fact: Calling out political furphies works, in Australia at least (with some local flavour)

      An article from New Scientist: Australians care if politicians tell lies, but people in the US don’t (from a non-Australian point of view)

      The study itself in Royal Society Open Science: Does truth matter to voters? The effects of correcting political misinformation in an Australian sample.

      4 votes