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Scientists descended into an island cave and found a 'lost world' sealed for 1 million years

Buried beneath a limestone cave on New Zealand’s North Island, sediment sandwiched between two bands of volcanic ash has ...

From America to India: The world's most beautiful birds lost to extinction and those on the brink of disappearing forever

From tropical rainforests to remote islands and wetlands; birds have evolved into some of nature's most spectacular creations. Yet many have disappeared because of habitat destruction, invasive ...
Phys.org

Q&A: Ancient bird species found in China's Liaoning had extra-long tail feathers for elaborate courtship

A recently discovered extinct bird from the early Cretaceous Period (approximately 121 million years ago) may have waggled its long tail feathers to attract mates, according to a study published May ...
CNN

Can New Zealand’s extinct birds help save the living? Photographer captures species ‘haunting’ a nation’s history

EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...