lsanderson | 2025.01.19

Luca is the progenitor of all life on Earth. But its genesis has implications far beyond our planet
New research into the single-celled organism is providing clues about what the early planet looked like – and raising the prospect that we may not be alone in the universe
Philip Ball
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/19/luca-is-the-progenitor-of-all-life-on-earth-but-its-genesis-has-implications-far-beyond-our-planet

As a writer, Neil Gaiman is a serial fantasist. That, it seems, also applies to his feminism
Catherine Bennett
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/19/neil-gaiman-sexual-misconduct-allegations-fantasy-feminism

How climate-friendly waterwheels are coming around again
From the Himalayas and Nepal to Northern Ireland, sustainable source of energy seems to be back in vogue
Chris Baraniuk
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/17/how-climate-friendly-waterwheels-are-coming-around-again

Champagne makers say sales losing fizz amid global gloom and changing habits
Shipments fell nearly 10% last year with French firms blaming economic and political anxiety, and cheaper drinks
Deborah Cole and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/19/champagne-makers-sales-losing-fizz-global-gloom-changing-habits

‘His soulful best’: Jack Kerouac’s Buddhist writings to be published for the first time
Fifty years after his death, On the Road author’s spiritual reflections show him in a whole new light
Dalya Alberge
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/19/jack-kerouac-buddhist-writings-published

‘We think of the body as a map’: a new approach to deciphering long Covid
People with post-infectious diseases sometimes struggle to communicate the debilitating impact of their conditions. But a new technique can help them explain visually
Theres Lüthi
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/18/we-think-of-the-body-as-a-map-a-new-approach-to-deciphering-long-covid