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Why Rattlesnakes Are Breaking the Rules of Evolution

DD Animal News– Something unexpected is happening on a chain of windswept islands off the coast of Baja California. Here, where time seems frozen and rattlesnakes glide through sand untouched …

Vibrant scarlet macaws perched on driftwood in a lush tropical setting.

Scientists Create the Avian Tree of Life-Map Evolution of 11,000 bird Species

In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers have mapped the full evolutionary history of every known bird species—over 11,000 in total. The result is the most complete avian family tree ever …