As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from this recently arrived virus. Bird flu ...

A peacock that spent more than six months roaming a village and hopping from house to house and fence to fence — most recently squawking loudly in search of a mate — has been caught at last. Residents ...

Farm workers in close contact with dairy cows and poultry are the most likely to catch bird flu because it has never spread between people, experts say. (Joshua Lott/Reuters) Three people in the ...

Scientists are on alert for changes in the H5N1 or bird flu virus that could signal it is adapting to spread among humans. The virus has caused serious, sometimes fatal, infections among people and ...

Soaring over the Indian Ocean might sound idyllic, but when you’ve got to catch your supper it becomes a lot trickier. New bird-mounted cameras have offered researchers an insight into how red-footed ...