One of the most infamous cautionary tales of humanity's follies, the reasons behind the extinction of the dodo are even more depressing than you may realize.

There’s been a lot of lip flapping going on during the past month or so about Big Bird’s owner, Sesame Workshop. It centers ...

the dodo was known as l’oiseau de nausée, or “the bird of queasiness.” Between being hunted by sailors — an easy task, since the birds lacked natural predators — and having their eggs ...