Guillemots, black and white birds each measuring about a foot tall, cram together on Skomer Island to starve off predators and protect their eggs, of which each reproducing bird lays just one each year. On this island off the coast of Wales, nearly 100,000 …

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in response to growing concerns about bird flu cases in the state. Meanwhile, on the same day, the country’s first severe case of the virus was reported in Louisiana. Here is what …

The era of human-induced extinctions has a new victim: a migratory shorebird called the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) has been declared almost certainly deceased. Although 164 avian species are recognized to have gone extinct by the IUCN …

A Texas dairy herd first reported in March that cattle had tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Since then, the H5N1 version of the virus has spread to 299 dairy herds in 14 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and …

Scientists have uncovered alarming evidence of H5N1’s rapid adaptation to mammals fueled by genetic mutations. With mammal-to-mammal transmission now confirmed, could this be the precursor to the next global pandemic? Review: The global H5N1 influenza …

We are publishing here the report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) given by Benjamin Mateus and Bryan Dyne. The congress was held from August 4 to August 9, 2024. It unanimously adopted two resolutions, “The 2024 US elections and …

Even as we grapple with how COVID-19 has changed everything, experts are concerned that a variant of influenza spreading in the U.S. could spark another global outbreak of illness — shuttering restaurants, offices and schools once more. H5N1, a bird flu …

The detection of a case of the widespread H5N1 strain of bird flu in Australia is a cause for concern. The first case of H5N1 bird flu was reported in Australia this week. Is the world prepared for what could lead to the next pandemic? The detection of a …

Twenty-seven years ago today, a 3-year-old boy in Hong Kong developed a sore throat, spiked a fever, and started to cough. Six days later, he was hospitalized; six days after that, he died of acute respiratory distress caused by viral pneumonia. Testing …

Human infected with H9N2 Virus Vietnam has reported the country’s first human infection with a low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) A(H9N2) virus, according to a press release from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  This is a …