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August 22, 2019

Extinction Wipes Out Evolution's Hard Work

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Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by 60-Second Science. By killing off many of New Zealand's endemic birds, humans destroyed 50 million years' worth of evolutionary history. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

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Aired August 6, 2019

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