Today we meet the northern jacana, a little water bird with huge feet and an interesting sex life. The northern jacana (Jacana spinosa) is known as the cirujano, mulita, or gallito de agua in Spanish.

In early 2024, the bird influenza that had been spreading across the globe for nearly three decades did something wholly unexpected: It showed up in dairy cows in the Texas Panhandle. A dangerous ...

The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say. By Apoorva Mandavilli Robert F.

Food and agriculture experts from the United Nations issued a warning about a growing bird flu crisis amid widespread poultry infections and spillover into people and animals worldwide.

He says while face masks in a coot's nest may provide a soft surface for laying eggs, the elastic bands can easily entangle the birds' feet, making the nest a potentially harmful place instead of ...

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021.

Bird flu has ripped through the animal kingdom for the past few years now, killing countless birds and crossing into an alarming number of mammals. Yet people remain largely untouched. Even though ...

The bird’s-foot trefoil, or Lotus corniculatus, is an herbaceous perennial with bright yellow flowers that take on a deeper, ...

They experienced several physical challenges including 'baby feet,' muscle atrophy, and loss of bone density. Both astronauts will undergo a 45-day rehabilitation program in Houston to readjust to ...

Their findings highlight both shared and unique aspects of vocal motor control in the birds. Whereas zebra finches produce rigid, structured songs, budgerigars exhibit a highly flexible vocal ...

After completing the health check, blue and silver identification bands marked with numbers and letters are placed around the birds' feet. Three bald eagle chicks are temporarily removed from ...