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A Beak Boom Millions of Years Ago Created the Diversity of Bird Bills We Know Today
February 02, 2017 — The variety of fantastic bill shapes we know today first came about in a sudden burst, and then slowly evolved over the next 65 million years, according to a new study.
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New Federal Lead Rule Will Have Hunters and Fishers Looking to Safer Alternatives
February 01, 2017 — Twenty-five years after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service banned lead shot for waterfowl hunting, the agency is expanding its protections.
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³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Questions Judge Gorsuch's Commitment to Scientific Expertise
February 01, 2017 — The next Supreme Court justice must protect equally the rights of all Americans.
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In India, Two Brothers Are Saving Black Kites from a Surprising Foe: Paper Kites
February 01, 2017 — Competitive kite flying in Delhi is slicing up raptors. These siblings are patching up injured birds and pushing for safer skies.
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Reminder: Scott Pruitt Is Still an Abysmal Choice to Lead the EPA
January 31, 2017 — The former Oklahoma attorney general is likely to be approved this week, but there are a slew of reasons why he shouldn't be. Here are some of them.
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How Lasers Are Revealing Hidden Evolutionary Clues in Ancient Bird Fossils
January 31, 2017 — Using a special lighting technique, researchers have already made several surprising discoveries about one early species of feathered dinosaur.
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Eavesdrop on the Winter Bird Calls of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
January 30, 2017 — Green Jays, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Orioles, Plain Chachalacas—this subtropic bird paradise is a lively place all year long.
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Uh-Oh: A Little-Known Impact of Climate Change Boosts Mercury in Food Chains
January 27, 2017 — Mercury wreaks havoc on birds—and climate change may make it more common in some coastal food webs, according to a new study.
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