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Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

A tiny piece of DNA is rewriting the story of bird evolution, revealing errors in how scientists previously understood avian family trees. New research shows that a particular genetic event misled ...

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Are you ready to join the millions of people who enjoy birds? If so, there’s no better time than the present to take the plunge—or at least dip your toes in. But wait. Where should you go? How do you ...

In 2009, Orphan became a cult classic and unique horror—a film about a family that adopts a 9-year-old Russian girl named Esther, who turns out to be a cold-blooded 33-year-old woman with ...

A rare pink pigeon wowing visitors at Paignton Zoo after its near-extinction. The striking bird belongs to a species that was down to just nine individuals in the wild during the 1990s.

A British seller has revealed his shock after discovering a series of paintings which had hung in his family homes for 40 years were worth almost £1million. The silk bird paintings were ...

They’re here! It’s time to start looking for tiny, jewel-toned hummingbirds as they make their way through Michigan. Hummingbird Central keeps a map of spring migration sightings as they fly ...

The park will house 206 birds from 18 regional and exotic species in themed enclosures recreating Asian, African, Australian, and American habitats. The proposal to change the land reservation ...