A subtype of avian influenza, known as H5N1, continues to spread among wildlife, dairy cows, domestic birds, and some pets in ...

Dinosaurs Once Had Furs and Feather Covering Their Body, Study Finds Evidence of Bird-Like Features We have learned about ...

Michael has provided a perfect photo to illustrate why nuthatches are comfortable climbing both up and straight down a tree ...

When summer’s bounty of bugs, seeds, and nectar starts to wane, most birds in Colorado seek warmer climes with good food to offer. But one group of birds sticks it out year-round, subsisting on ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies between birds that can fly and birds that can't. They found ...

A Jan. 30 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) makes a series of claims about bird flu. "Remember they are not killing the ducks, seagulls, eagles and quail," reads text in the post.

In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the middle of a puzzling case. The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus was ...

Bird flu is here to stay. The H5N1 avian influenza is proliferating among U.S. cows and there are now two strains circulating among mammals and birds. Though there are only 68 confirmed cases in ...

Paleontologists in China have unearthed a new dinosaur fossil, which belongs to a previously unknown species from the Early Jurassic period. Back in 2015, experts recovered the fossilized remains ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Bird flu has impacted millions of wild birds and ...

Amidst surging respiratory illnesses and previously controlled diseases like tuberculosis making alarming comebacks, a new CDC report provides further evidence bird flu is spreading undetected to ...

SINGAPORE – In November 2024, a Scoot pilot who had 13 years of flying under his belt encountered a bird strike for the first time in his career. The aircraft was descending towards Phuket ...