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Janine Young from New Scientist takes a look at how birds may have evolved from their prehistoric ancestors.

We’ve all felt hopelessly lost in some point in time of our lives. If animals can navigate their way around with ease, why is it that when humans are stripped from GPS gadgets and maps, we sometimes find ourselves suddenly lost?

Also birds are just another one of the species along with sheep and trees that scientists have recognised as wasting away as a result of climate change and results from a recent brain-scan study lead by Eddie Harmon- Jones of Texas A&M University in College Station have suggested that if you’re thinking about insulting someone, it might be best to wait until they are lying down.

Janine Young is a freelance science writer, Immunologist and also a broadcaster for New Scientist magazine.

Listen/Download Janine Young on Human GPS, Shrinking birds and Insults