More than 12,000 individual birds have tested positive since the virus began spreading, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the ...

Mar. 18, 2025 — Researchers have mapped the long-range synaptic connections involved in vocal learning in zebra finches, uncovering new details about how the brain organises learned ...

March 24 (Reuters) - Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected hundreds of people, raising concerns that it may lead to human-to ...

These days, carnivorous birds like endangered California condors and animals like tigers are enjoying a higher grade of beef at mealtime at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Safari Park. Zoo ...

Dr. Rivers is an epidemiologist and the author of “Crisis Averted: The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks.” Bird flu has long been a top contender for starting the next pandemic. Between ...

Dozens of bird eggs and chicks were rescued from nests in a single wind-damaged eucalyptus tree that was dangerously close to collapsing in a California park. Now staff at the International Bird ...

Four cases of avian influenza (H5N1) were detected in three pet cats and a live bird in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh. This is the first time the strain infecting domestic cats in India, raising ...

"Consequent upon the notification of highly-pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in three pet cats and in a live bird market in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, the necessary public health measures were ...

Spring migrations runs between March 1 and June 15. Fall migration runs between August 1 and November 30. Peak spring migration is in April. Birds are on the move as their annual spring migration ...

Stacie Birky Greene’s relationship with birds started as a kid, growing up on a farm with ducks and chickens. Years later, she was listening to a story on NPR about the use of pesticides in a ...

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET currently covering home tech. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered ...

The Trump administration is considering vaccinating poultry against bird flu, which has caused a spike in egg prices. Experts say vaccinating millions of birds would be expensive, logistically ...