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The fossil finder extraordinaire who's rewriting human evolution

27 September 2017

Lee Berger’s stunning discoveries of huge caches of ancient bones are overturning ideas about our origins, but not everyone likes his methods
New Zealand’s iconic kiwi birds may be losing their sight

New Zealand’s iconic kiwi birds may be losing their sight

22 September 2017

Three Okarito brown kiwis living wild in New Zealand are completely blind but in good physical condition, suggesting the species is evolving to lose its sight

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