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The whooping crane (Grus americana), the tallest bird in North America, has existed near the brink of extinction for decades, with its wild migratory population having dwindled to a single flock of 15 ...

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The misunderstood story of Phineas Gage shows that we need a new way of understanding the experiences of brain injury ...

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Sarah Newman is an archaeologist and assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago. Her research explores long-term human-environment interactions, including questions of waste and ...