While Americans idolized the emblematic Bald Eagle, they loathed the living bird. They sought to eradicate the formidably taloned raptor for preying on livestock and commercial fish. By the time ...

Typically, seabirds find food at sea by skimming the first few feet of water for fish, squid, and other prey. […] ...

Far from being put off by the roaring ruckus of a nearby cyclone, this elusive seabird flies closer just to stay alive.

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Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is a viral infection that can cause flu in birds and sometimes spread to mammals, including humans. Migrating waterfowl (wild ducks, geese, and storks) are ...

Humans aren’t alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it too, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. But why? The “evolutionarily ancient” act of yawning ...

He noted that avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has been reported in 108 countries and territories over five continents in the last three years. “And as of December 2024, the ...

The patient was hospitalized in Louisiana, the health agency said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the United States.

We asked experts how concerned they are. By Dani Blum California has declared a state of emergency over the outbreak of bird flu among dairy cows. H5N1, the virus that causes avian influenza ...

It’s the first ever confirmed instance of a severe bird flu infection in the United States and the first reported human case of bird flu in Louisiana. The patient was not infected via work at a ...

The US just recorded the first death from severe bird flu. Experts say it's not too early, or unreasonable, to prepare for the worst. For decades successive waves of bird flu infections have ...