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'Increased evidence that we should be alert': H5N1 bird flu is adapting to mammals in 'new ways'
LiveScience· 23 minutes agoThe H5N1 bird flu virus responsible for the current U.S. outbreak in dairy cows is increasingly adapting to spread in mammals, new research in marine mammals suggests. In a preprint study that ...
Health officials keep eye on ‘FLiRT’ COVID variants that could lead to fall surge
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWith Maryland nearing 1.5 million reported cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic,...
Mpox is on the rise in Australia. Here's what to know about the virus—and who should get vaccinated
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoVictoria has reported 24 cases this year, while Queensland saw 10 cases reported in May. There was previously a significant mpox outbreak in 2022, with a total of 144 cases across Australia.
Rare skull of an extinct, massive ‘thunder bird’ discovered in Australia
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe recent discovery of a complete Genyornis newtoni skull has given scientists their first...
New dinosaur species discovered in Zimbabwe named Musankwa sanyatiensis
ABC7 News· 5 days agoResearchers say the remains date back to the Late Triassic period, approximately 210 million years...
Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· 6 days agoOn April 1, 2024, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported, after confirmation by CDC, that a commercial dairy farm worker tested positive...
Local doctors push for more mpox vaccination as virus appears to be on the rise
GBH News· 5 days agoAs cases of the disease caused by the mpox virus increase around the country and in Massachusetts,...
Senate Republicans, in Apparent Need of a Nap, Are Tantrumming on Dear Leader’s Behalf
Esquire· 5 days ago“We are unwilling to aid and abet this White House in its project to tear this country apart,” the...
Giant 500-pound geese once honked around the Australian outback
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAustralia has always been a biodiversity hotspot, with some gnarly extinct megafauna in its natural...
The U.S. Government Is Close To Bankrolling Moderna's Bird Flu Jab
Investor's Business Daily· 6 days agoThe news comes amid growing concerns about the H5 bird flu, which has shown up on egg farms in 48...