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Evolution

Giant, fruit-gulping pigeon eaten into extinction on Pacific islands

July 22, 2020

A large fruit-eating bird from Tonga joins the dodo in the lineup of giant island pigeons hunted to extinction. Fossils…Read More

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Life on Earth

Museum volunteers discover new species of extinct heron at North Florida fossil site

May 16, 2019

When the bones of an ancient heron were unearthed at a North Florida fossil site, the find wasn’t made by…Read More

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