The McCormick Bird House would be closed "until further notice," the zoo said. Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu ...

On their third album, 2020’s Optimisme, we described the Songhoy Blues sound this way, ”… an activist rock & punk band, not just a “world music” act… Some have referred to them as ‘The African Clash’.

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Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are hospitalized with the flu for H5N1 bird flu. Health care workers in ...

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The mockingbird has been Florida's state bird since 1927, when the state was much more agricultural and less populated on the coasts. The proposed change highlights the state's modern identity and ...

Blue Box Episode 15 is titled “August 26.” Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming anime entry. Blue Box Part 2 is already filled with complications and gasp-worthy moments ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Thursday urging health-care workers treating patients hospitalized with the flu to perform an additional test for bird flu within ...

But then, the New Glenn rocket didn't move. And still, the engines produced their blue flame, furiously burning away methane. The thrust-to-weight ratio of the rocket must have been in the ...

One of the earliest strains of bird flu isolated from a human in Texas shows a unique constellation of mutations that enable it to more easily replicate in human cells and cause more severe ...

Three hens walk inside of a chicken coop in the backyard of a Kansas City home. Public health officials say bird owners should be careful to clean enclosures and prevent exposure between domestic ...

LOS ANGELES — Furious Los Angeles residents say they’re desperate for leadership as the city continues to burn. They say Gov. Gavin Newsom appears more focused on putting out the fire on his ...