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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.New research offers a glimpse at the evolutionary link between prehistoric creatures and contemporary fowl.And fossilized amber is sought after for jewelry. A new study demonstrates the substance that takes Mother Nature millions of years to create can be synthesized in the lab.

Kirk Wallace Johnson’s new book, “The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession and the Natural History Heist of the Century,” is a true story which explores the…