In what critics have described as “money laundering” of taxpayer dollars to left-wing advocates, USAID often distributes taxpayer money to NGOs that support liberal causes, some of which the ...

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 ...

Grey parrots can solve puzzles, understand concepts, and even perform basic reasoning, making them one of the smartest bird species. Grey parrots form strong emotional bonds with their owners and ...

We’re here in the hope of seeing the night parrot, the most mysterious of Australian birds. The night parrot was first recorded by Western observers in 1845, when a member of Charles Sturt’s ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Somewhere in this image, a parrot is hiding among the dense green leaves, completely camouflaged. Your mission is simple—find the parrot within 5 seconds. Only the sharpest minds and most ...

The Tamil poet-saint Andal is identified by the parrot in her hand. The bird is the symbol of Kama, the god of love, lust and sensuality. The same god who in Buddhist works is called Mara ...

The UK has been declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) - and bird "gatherings" have been banned in England and Wales in response to rising cases of bird flu. Strains of the virus have ...

Cold Temperatures Promote Spread of a Bird Pink Eye Pathogen at Winter Feeders Feb. 11, 2025 — A recent study by two biological science researchers found that a pathogen for bird pink eye ...