Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

Now, Crescent Duck Farm is the only one left. It produced a million ducks a year, until two weeks ago, when bird flu shut the farm down. Corwin said, "I saw a flock one day that was great ...

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...

The strain had previously been found only in birds and people. Most bird flu infections in dairy cattle in the US have been the B3.13 variant, or what’s become known as the “cattle clade.” ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — It's difficult to know what birds 'think' when they fly, but scientists in are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds' heads. Evolutionary biologists and ...

Birds have many features that distinguish them from other animals alive today, but their earliest ancestors looked noticeably different from the familiar creatures we’ve come to recognise. Although ...

The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission said cats kill at least 700 million birds and other animals each ... spoke to journalists to defend the administration's pro-feline credentials.

Whether you're scanning the night sky for constellations, spotting birds in the backyard or enjoying scenic hikes, a quality pair of binoculars brings distant wonders into clear view.

She speaks English and a little French. Bird flu continues to infect animals and humans in the United States, with symptoms that some may struggle to discern from human influenza. Scientists have ...

FeatherSnap is a new name to us, but it has pretty much hit it out the park with its first bird feeder camera, the Scout. It's super-easy to set up and features two trays so you can vary the feed ...