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Bye-bye, birdie: Study finds North American birds getting smaller
Since 1978, researchers have scooped up and measured tens of thousands of birds that died after crashing into buildings in Chicago during spring and fall migrations. Their work has documented what might be called the incredible shrinking bird.
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U.S. House of Representatives passes anti-robocall bill
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter released from hospital
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George Zimmerman, who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, sues Martin family in Florida
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North America’s bird shrinkage documented, with a crash and a splat
Since 1978, researchers have scooped up and measured tens of thousands of birds that died after crashing into buildings in Chicago during spring and fall migrations. Their work has documented what might be called the incredible shrinking bird.
