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From pollinating plants to dispersing seeds, birds play a variety of crucial roles that help to keep ecosystems in balance.

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Rice is difficult to grow in the Pacific, so how did it end up in a cave? Archaeologists reveal the hidden history of this ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.