Feathers are much more than just a bird’s outfit– they are engineering marvels that play a crucial role in flight, insulation, and even courtship. So, here are 15 fascinating facts about these ...

Poultry flocks infected with bird flu are culled to prevent the spread of the virus whereas culling wild birds is generally ...

Grey parrots are among the most intelligent birds on Earth. Their incredible memory, problem-solving skills, and mimicry make ...

Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount for human health.

At least four cattle herds in Nevada have tested positive for a strain of H5N1 bird flu never before seen in cows, state ...

Another late-2024 study found that viral shedding, the expulsion of viral particles, in the air related to transmissibility in mammals. A virus of H5N1 from an infected Texas dairy worker showed a low ...

Prized as game birds and reared for their meat and eggs, these stout-bodied birds often have short, rounded wings because they spend most of their time on the ground. Their thick legs and big feet ...

That is the sound of two Common Loons communicating over "the expanse of a glassy lake," the American Birding Association (ABA) says in its announcement that the Common Loon is their 2025 Bird of ...

Scientists are concerned that bird flu may eventually mutate so that it can readily spread among people – something it cannot currently do. This is because birds and humans have very different ...