2025.01.08
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lsandersonBizarre Australian mole even more unusual than first thought, new research reveals
Experts say marsupial mole DNA shows they are closely linked to bandicoots and bilbies and their ancestors likely evolved in a rainforest environment
Petra Stock
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/09/australian-marsupial-mole-dna-research
A view from across the big pond:
Meta is getting rid of factchecking. If you want to leave Instagram, what are your alternatives?
Meta’s decision relates to just the US so far, but it may affect users in Australia who follow a lot of US-based sources
Catie McLeod
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/09/meta-is-getting-rid-of-factchecking-if-you-want-to-leave-instagram-what-are-your-alternatives
Breakthrough drugs herald ‘new era’ in battle against dementia, experts predict
Medical advances make pills to treat Alzheimer’s disease viable, though challenges remain in sharing gains globally
Kat Lay Global health correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/08/health-medicine-new-era-drugs-dementia-alzheimers-disease-pharmaceuticals-lecanemab-donanemab
The new microwave is scheduled to arrive today. The old one lost its magic smoke, and the baby white one from the third floor is a bit low on wattage — not the brightest bulb if you catch my drift.
Experts say marsupial mole DNA shows they are closely linked to bandicoots and bilbies and their ancestors likely evolved in a rainforest environment
Petra Stock
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/09/australian-marsupial-mole-dna-research
A view from across the big pond:
Meta is getting rid of factchecking. If you want to leave Instagram, what are your alternatives?
Meta’s decision relates to just the US so far, but it may affect users in Australia who follow a lot of US-based sources
Catie McLeod
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/09/meta-is-getting-rid-of-factchecking-if-you-want-to-leave-instagram-what-are-your-alternatives
Breakthrough drugs herald ‘new era’ in battle against dementia, experts predict
Medical advances make pills to treat Alzheimer’s disease viable, though challenges remain in sharing gains globally
Kat Lay Global health correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/08/health-medicine-new-era-drugs-dementia-alzheimers-disease-pharmaceuticals-lecanemab-donanemab
The new microwave is scheduled to arrive today. The old one lost its magic smoke, and the baby white one from the third floor is a bit low on wattage — not the brightest bulb if you catch my drift.
