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In late 2021, an underwater volcano in the Tonga island chain awakened and began belching ash into the sky. The eruption culminated with an enormous explosion on January 15, 2022, and scientists are still working to understand the impact of this cataclysmic event. A new study from NASA’s Jet Propulsion …

Meet Tongoenas burleyi, Extinct Giant Pigeon from Tonga A new extinct genus and species of pigeon has been identified from fossils found on six islands (Foa, Lifuka, ‘Uiha, Ha‘afeva, Tongatapu, and ‘Eua) in the Kingdom of Tonga. Tongoenas burleyi (right) likely featured the brightly colored plumage of other canopy-dwelling pigeons …