Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has spread in ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid impact triggered the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs. Yet, some early birds, ...

The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...

The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...

In mid-January, Ecuador confirmed the infection of a nine-year-old girl who had been in contact with infected birds. Under the state of sanitary emergency, Argentina will adopt special measures to ...

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 ...

Hundreds of birds in the same family as the falcon were found dead on Sunday in the western Negev, leading investigators to believe they drank from poisoned water. Hundreds of dead black hawks ...

More than 50,5 million birds in US poultry farms have been slaughtered because of outbreaks of avian flu among flocks in over forty states, according to the Department of Agriculture. The disease ...

Physical Characteristics and Adaptations Capybaras, scientifically known as Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, hold the remarkable title of being the world's largest rodents. 3 feet) in length and weigh as ...

Jan. 8, 2025 — A new study finds that one of the hottest periods in Earth's history may have driven lampreys apart -- genetically speaking. The work could have implications for how aquatic ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across ...