Avian evolution

NBC News (Dec. 11) -- A new study in Science that analyzed the genomes of 48 species of birds tells the tale of their evolution. U. of I. professor Tandy Warnow led the computational effort that allowed the creation of a more accurate “family tree” of bird species. Also: The Verge (New York, Dec. 11), The Los Angeles Times (Dec. 11), Motherboard (New York, Dec. 11), Tech Times (New York, Dec. 11), eScience News (Dec. 11), Smithsonian (Dec. 11), National Geographic (Dec.11), NPR (blog, Dec. 11), International Business News (Dec. 12), The Guardian (Dec. 11), Audubon Magazine (Dec. 11), Tech Times (Dec. 11), Genome Web (Dec. 11), ScienceBlog (Dec. 11), Newsweek (Dec. 11), Daily Mail (UK, Dec. 11), LiveScience (Dec. 11), The Independent (UK, Dec. 11), Red Orbit (Dec. 12), Science World Report (Dec. 12), New Hampshire Voice (Dec. 12), Dehli Daily News (India, Dec. 12), Voice of America (District of Columbia, Dec. 12), The Economist (Dec. 13), Science 360 (NSF, story, Dec. 15; video, Dec. 17), Science Codex (San Jose, Calif., Dec. 14).