Imagine zooming out on a giant family tree that includes every bird you have ever seen. Ostriches sprint across open plains, hummingbirds hover at flowers, penguins slice through cold seas, and eagles ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research suggests that the dark-eyed junco songbird experienced rapid evolution while college campuses were shuttered during the ...

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Dark-eyed junco songbirds have been serenading the University of California, Los Angeles campus for decades as they forage for food. The species from the sparrow family is not usually found in cities.