By Rachel Feltman The greater honeyguide is a sub-Saharan bird that engages in a behavior that’s so fascinating to people that its entire genus and its entire family is named for it, even though ...

By Laura Baisas | Published Apr 1, 2024 3:00 PM EDT A newer bird family tree identifies flamingos and doves as more distantly related than scientists previously believed. Deposit Photos SHARE An ...

The highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, has affected tens of millions of farmed and wild birds in recent years. Over the last couple weeks, it’s begun to infect cattle — and one dairy ...

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Genomic anamolies dating back to the time of the dinosaurs misled scientists about the evolutionary history of birds. An enormous meteor spelled doom for most dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

As avian influenza (bird flu) continues to spread among wild birds in the European Union, officials are warning of the potential for a future human pandemic. On Wednesday, the European Food Safety ...

There’s something so relaxing about bird-watching from your window, watching feathered visitors chirp away as they eat from a bird feeder. No matter where you live, there are likely a variety of ...

Amid an outbreak of avian influenza, aka bird flu, that has spread to cows in eight states and one person in Texas, federal regulators have detected traces of the bird flu virus in pasteurized milk.

Checking a dead otter for bird flu infection last year on Chepeconde Beach in Peru.Credit...Sebastian Castaneda/Reuters Supported by By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes Apoorva Mandavilli first ...

By Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli An unusual bird flu outbreak in dairy cows has now affected at least 13 herds in six states, according to federal and state officials. These infections ...

The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, coincides with an exciting time for wild birds. Local birds are singing for mates and fighting for territories as they gear up for their once-a-year ...

But few adaptations of so-called smart technology have been able to combine utility, function and downright fun as well as the Bird Buddy Smart Bird Feeder. Smart bird feeders not only up the ante ...