A hit of dopamine tells baby birds when their song practice is paying off
In his home office in Durham, Duke neuroscientist Richard Mooney shows a series of images of a bird's brain on song. In one, ...
Bird genome study offers insights into pandemic disease evolution
Evolution is nature's engine, driving and shaping genetic change and the diversity around us. Charles Darwin famously ...
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5 BEST BIRDS TO KEEP AS PETS
For beginners, it is ideal to choose a friendly and gentle pet bird with naturally calm and social temperaments that are easier to bond with. Budgies, also known as parakeets, are incredibly ...
Manchester Evening News3d
Bird flu warning as UK health boss says virus has 'pandemic potential'
The circulating strain of bird flu has the "potential to become a pandemic", a health official has warned. Richard Pebody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at the UK Health Security ...
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The Many Ways Scientists Are Turning Birds Into Feathered Field Assistants
From frigatebirds and gulls to curlews and cormorants, researchers are tapping the ”Internet of Animals” to map, understand, and protect our changing world.
The Mirror3d
Bird flu 'pandemic' warning as UK health boss says virus has dangerous 'potential'
A bird flu strain has the "potential to become a pandemic", a UK health boss has warned. Richard Pebody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said ...
More Mysterious Than the Dodo: This Unremarkable-Looking Bird Is Evolution’s Greatest Puzzle
The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...
Daily Mail3d
Alert as UK health chiefs warn bird flu could trigger 'next pandemic' - after alarming 'twist in the story'
Senior health officials have warned bird flu could spark the next pandemic, following a recent 'twist in the story'. Richard Pebody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at The UK Health ...
Bristol Post5d
Bird flu warning as Government confirms new case in world first - what to know
Brits have been put on alert as bird flu has been found in a single sheep, marking a first for the virus. The Government confirmed that it was the H5N1 influenza of avian origin, discovered on a ...
The New York Times3d
U.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries
U.S.A.I.D. Advertisement Supported by Global Health A 281-page spreadsheet obtained by The Times lists the Trump administration’s plans for thousands of foreign aid programs. By Stephanie Nolen ...
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Bird flu detected in sheep in England for the first time
Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in England for the first time, the government has said. The single case was identified in Yorkshire during a routine check of livestock on a farm where the ...
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This Terrifying Human-Sized Bird Hunts Crocodiles (And Anything Else It Wants)
A prehistoric feathered throwback that stands five feet tall, this apex predator easily swallows its younger siblings, and ...