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Japanese quail: The bird with weird sperm foam, a post-sex strut and a spot in space history

QUICK FACTS Name: Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) Where it lives: Steppes and meadows in Asia, notably China, India, Japan, Korea…

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RFK’s proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn

High-ranking federal officials have suggested that bird flu virus should be left to “rip” through poultry farms across the U.S.…

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Creating Bird Flu Vaccines for Humans at a Biosecure Laboratory

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. This is the final episode of our three-part series on…

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How Bird Flu Went from Devastating Poultry Farms to Infecting Dairy Herds

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to part two of our three-part series on…

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Southern cassowary: The giant prehistoric bird with dinosaur feet

Name: Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) Where it lives: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northeastern Australia What it eats: Fruit, seeds,…

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How a US agriculture agency became key in the fight against bird flu

A dangerous strain of bird flu is spreading in US livestock MediaMedium/Alamy Since Donald Trump assumed office in January, the…

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Great eared nightjar: The ‘baby dragon’ bird that lays its eggs on the floor

QUICK FACTS Name: Great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) Where it lives: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the…

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Trump administration pulls the plug on the bird flu vaccine : NPR

The H5N1 bird flu virus has been raising fears across the country and has spread into dairy cattle. thianchai sitthikongsak/Moment…

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Bird quiz: How much do you know about our feathered friends?

Birds have run, swum and flown around Earth since the dinosaur age, and they’ve hunted for food and raised their…

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Bird Flu Vaccine for Cows Passes Early Test

Bird Flu Vaccine for Cows Passes Early Test Researchers have tested an mRNA vaccine against avian influenza in calves with…

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