LEIOA, Spain — New research is turning our understanding of brain evolution on its head. Scientists have discovered that birds developed their complex brain circuits independently from mammals, rather ...

Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses are becoming increasingly flexible and are adapting to mammals in new ways that could have global consequences for humans, wildlife and livestock, ...

(Reuters) -Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected hundreds of people, raising concerns that it may lead to human-to-human ...

Scientists have proven how cows have spread H5N1 bird flu across the country and infected other cows, wild birds and even mammals like cats and raccoons, according to research published in Nature ...

H5N1, known as bird flu, is becoming an increasing problem in the U.S. The virus normally only infects poultry and wild birds, but it's becoming more adept at infecting mammals; so far, it's infected ...

Dairy cows housed in a barn at the Welcome Stock Farms in Schuylerville, N.Y. New research into the ongoing bird flu outbreaks on dairy farms describes in unprecedented detail how efficiently the ...

An unprecedented and highly contagious bird flu outbreak in the sub-Antarctic has spread to mammals, British officials said Thursday, as experts warned the disease poses a significant threat to the ...

Jan 11 (Reuters) - Bird flu has made its way into fur and elephant seal populations for the first time on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, a team of scientists confirmed on Thursday, setting ...

AUSTIN, Texas — State officials have confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – also known as bird flu – in mammals such as foxes, raccoons, striped skunks and domestic cats in Deaf ...

The concerning bird flu outbreak that has spread to four humans so far as it expands quickly in the U.S. has jumped to dozens of species, infecting mammals in at least 31 states. Among those infected ...

Scientists map how climate-driven extreme heat and human land use together push almost 8,000 vertebrate species toward extinction.