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

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Long before European colonizers sighted the continent, legendary explorer Hui Te Rangiora may have seen Antarctica.

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