How vulnerable might humans be to bird flu? Scientists see hope in existing immunity
Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...
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Birds Are in Trouble across the U.S. But It’s Not Too Late to Protect Them
In the U.S. 42 species of birds have low and steeply declining populations that put them on the brink of disaster, scientists ...
Bird science has a bro-bias
“People tend to have an unconscious bias towards male birds, and that’s often because they’re brighter and easier to identify ...
Alone at Sea for 95 Days, a Peruvian Fisherman Clung to Hope
Máximo Napa Castro, 61, was spotted by the crew of an Ecuadorean tuna boat after he set out from the Peruvian port of Marcona ...
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In bird flu fight, Agriculture Department almost doubling the $1.1 billion already spent
"We just hope that it doesn't affect us." Last year, Southard had to cull his flock after chickens got hit with a bacterial infection, different than bird flu, called mycoplasma. He says the ...
St. Louis lab unveils quicker bird flu detection technology
On Your Side's Annie Krall visited a lab at Washington University that's working to develop a new biosensor combatting the ...
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Matteson farm that lost flock to bird flu loses $200K in federal grants after funding freeze
A family-run farm in south suburban Matteson learned it was losing their federal funding weeks after the bird flu wiped out ...
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NJ bird shop owner — whose $7K parrot was stolen last month — shot in the face with a crossbow in random attack
No one answered the phone at Birds by Joe 2 when The Post called Tuesday afternoon ... “We definitely hope the bird is OK and alive,” she said. “Yes, it’s a lot of money that we’re ...
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Killer whales caught on video in rarely seen bird hunt off Seattle: "Once-in-a-lifetime experience"
A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle by treating the whale watchers to the rare sight of the apex predators hunting a bird ... the Seattle area called "Salish ...
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Matteson farm that lost flock to bird flu loses $200k in federal grants after funding freeze
MariKate and Marty Thomas lost 3,000 chickens to the bird flu, then a $200,000 grant ... Marty Thomas said they’re disappointed by the loss but hope the grants eventually will be reinstated ...
From the early days of the Kumeyaay to people living in San Diego today, the river has ‘many stories’ to tell
The artists toiling away in their studios and workspaces, and the environmental advocates encouraging others to join their ...
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Nearly half of popular tropical plant group related to birds-of-paradise and bananas are threatened with extinction
Their reproductive structures are composed of waxy, elongated leaves called bracts. Many Heliconia flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise ... and promoting responsible tourism, ...