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Nov 07, 2015 07:48 AM EST

Bird Wing Shape Reveals the Ancestry of Birds

The shape of a bird's wing depends largely on its ancestors. Scientists have found that the shape of bird wings is influenced more by how closely related species are to one another than by flight style

Aug 19, 2015 10:56 AM EDT

A New Model Can Help With Climate Change From The Butterfly Effect

The atmosphere is so unstable that a butterfly flapping its wings can, famously, change the course of weather patterns. The celebrated "butterfly effect" also means that the reliability of weather forecasts drops sharply beyond 10 days.