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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

    14. 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