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A previously extinct species of bird has re-evolved back into existence, according to a new study. The Aldabra rail first went extinct around 136,000 years ago. Now, it's reclaimed its home island.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 112, No. 16 (April 21, 2015), pp. 4897-4902 (6 pages) A long-standing hypothesis in adaptive radiation theory is ...

Fossils reveal that an extinct species of flightless bird returned from the dead by recolonizing its former island home and evolving back into existence twice in less than 20,000 years through an ...

Evolution is an amazing process, helping life adapt to new environments and conditions – and now scientists have uncovered a rare occasion where it got a second chance. About 136,000 years ago, a ...