A Pam the Bird painting that appeared on a nightclub in the Melbourne suburb of Werribee. Picture: Supplied A Pam the Bird on an old commercial chimney in the Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill.

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 ...

Now, Crescent Duck Farm is the only one left. It produced a million ducks a year, until two weeks ago, when bird flu shut the farm down. Corwin said, "I saw a flock one day that was great ...

The strain had previously been found only in birds and people. Most bird flu infections in dairy cattle in the US have been the B3.13 variant, or what’s become known as the “cattle clade.” ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

Both the Carnatic and Hindustani classical traditions are filled with the songs of birds. Birds soar through ... Tyagaraja’s evocative words paint a picture of his ishta devata (favourite ...

Puppy Bowl XXI referee Dan Schachner will be back for the showdown between Team Ruff and Team Fluff on Super Bowl Sunday. (Paul Zimmerman/WireImage) ...

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...

Stripe, a payment technology company and the Bay Area’s second most valuable startup, sent layoff notices to 300 workers Monday - accidentally sending a cartoon picture along with the news.

The company is laying off 300 people this week, some of whom received a PDF image of a cartoon duck in the emails giving them the bad news. If that wasn't enough, affected staff also received an ...

There have been plenty of famous introductions in sports over the years. Whether it's the Chicago Bulls' famous starting lineup in the 1990s, Clemson football's hill, Virginia Tech football's and ...

After a year of rising bird flu cases among people in the United States, researchers are keeping a watchful eye on the H5N1 virus to slow further spread. Since early 2024, the country has recorded ...