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Scientists Just Discovered Japan’s First New Bird Species in Over 40 Years

DNA tests and bird song recordings reveal Japan’s cryptic Tokara Leaf Warbler, a rare island bird only just recognized as its own species.

Meet The Giant Sloths That Gave Us Avocados — An Evolutionary Biologist Explains

Evolution rarely hits delete. Instead, it leaves behind living relics built for animals that no longer exist. Avocados are one of them.
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It’s the size of the Serengeti, hotter than Hades with deadly acid-filed lakes – and is called the Gateway to Hell. This is the closest to another planet you can get

A blistering, otherworldly expanse in northeastern Ethiopia, the Danakil Depression is one of the hottest and most inhospitable places on Earth.