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Human migration into Pacific wiped out birds

April 4th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Researchers are estimating that 1,000 species of bird were wiped out when humans migrated into the Pacific region. The first

September 19th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

New research is suggesting that many ancient birds were wiped out by the same meteor that ultimately killed off the

May 19th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

2,400-year-old bird tracks belonging to a stork have been found in Osaka Prefecture in Japan. The tracks, discovered in the

March 9th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

A “haniwa” water bird figurine has been found in a 5th century burial mound in Asago, Japan. According to the

January 6th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Using a CT scanner, researchers are reconstructing the brains of ancient birds in order to better understand the evolution of

January 5th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

The remains of an extinct flightless bird who would club its victims with its wings has been discovered in Jamaica.

December 10th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Fossils of a giant stork have been found on the same Indonesian island as Homo floresiensis, a.k.a. the hobbits, and

September 30th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Fragments of a 19 million-year-old virus have been found in the chromosomes of songbirds. DNA analysis indicates these viral remnants