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An outbreak of yellow fever is Peter Hotez's greatest fear. The mosquito-borne disease may be headed for the U.S., and we don't have a vaccine stockpile.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to spot a bird that exists nowhere else on Earth? North America is home to some truly extraordinary avian wonders—birds so unique and rare that seeing one ...
West Kauai’s Mana Plain is attracting larger numbers of native waterbirds and migratory shore birds than DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) biologist Jason Vercelli has ever seen in ...
With its bright golden mantle and jet-black body, it would be hard to mistake the yellow-headed blackbird for any other species.
A Northern Mockingbird is a medium-sized bird with a dark gray head and paler gray body with distinctive long, white tail feathers. You can find this songbird practically anywhere in Texas.
Lowbush blueberry is a low-growing ground cover that features blooms that give way to edible fruits for humans and birds.
A bird landed on the head of Fox News reporter Peter Doocy while he was reporting live from outside the White House on Friday.
A delicate white and yellow bird rests atop smooth blue clay, its charm hiding an unexpectedly crisp crack. The fusion of color and texture creates a sensory moment that feels both playful and ...
A Nevada dairy worker has screened positive for the D1.1 strain of bird flu associated with a Louisiana man's death in January, according to a CNN report.
A new variant of the bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada marking the state's first human case of the H5N1 avian influenza.
The CDC confirmed a case of a new strain of bird flu in a dairy worker who contracted the virus from infected cows on a Nevada farm.
A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year, federal health officials said Monday.