Trying to solve the eternal mystery of why birds migrate
On May 21, 1822, a hunter on the Bothmer Estate near Mecklenburg, Germany, shot and killed a white stork. When he collected his kill, though, he found the bird already had a 30-inch wooden spear lodged in its neck. Intrigued, he had the spear analyzed, only to find that it was made from wood that could only … Read more