Wild birds remain the leading transmission vector of avian influenza, contaminating feed areas and causing substantial productivity losses. During the recent H5N1 wave, dairy farms reported up to 20% ...

In a bid to get ahead of the next global flu pandemic, scientists have turned to a surprising tool: bird poop. In remote parts of the Indian Ocean and Oceania — regions often neglected during global ...

The latest CDC tracking data on bird flu suggests the virus may be spreading undetected among humans. Dr. Celine Gounder has the latest.

STMicroelectronics and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) Faculty of Science have announced that a sophisticated bird-tracking system developed by the university is using advanced MEMS sensing ...

There’s an epidemic raging in the avian world. For years, the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has devastated global bird populations. In the United States, the disease has affected more than ...

The project, a partnership between the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC) and Tay Ringing Group, uses the Motus Wildlife Tracking System – a global network of receivers which detect birds (and even ...

Birds are a barometer of the health of water sources, habitats, and air quality. A notable example is the use of canaries in ...

Tracking units on the shell of a wood turtle. The tracking information these GPS units collect is used to understand how wood turtles move throughout the year. Image credit: Smithsonian's Movement of ...