What was lost in Museum fire 

The World

In the aftermath of the fire, academics and researchers are talking about how great of a loss this has been for culture and science. But what did the international community lose, specifically? Host Marco Werman speaks with professor Scott Edwards, who is the curator of ornithology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University.

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