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Avians: also known as birds are a group of endothermic vertebrates. Avians characterized by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide with approximately ten thousand living species.
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JAN 15, 2023Health & Medicine
Since 2021, a particularly persistent and deadly strain of avian influenza, highly pathogenic avian influenza, has been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2022Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2022Plants & Animals
Disease transmission between animals and humans has become more common over the last few years. The recent monkeypox and ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 20, 2022Health & Medicine
Vaccines are yet again a subject of controversy, but this time it's got nothing to do with COVID. An outbreak of avi ...Written By: Alexandria BassDEC 29, 2021Microbiology
There are many types of influenza virus, which are classified based on the proteins expressed on their surfaces. The H5N ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2021Microbiology
Zoonosis is a serious health concern, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown. Viruses that infect one species can acquire ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2021Plants & Animals
According to new research published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, hummingbirds use an ill-understood sense of ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUL 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2021Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2020Plants & Animals
Many species of birds display spectacular patterns and colors in their feathers. Now scientists have found that these fe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2020Microbiology
Since the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 emerged on the scene late last year, it's left a trail of devastation around the glo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Engineers from Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a facemask that is comfortable, safe, and – best of a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 05, 2020Plants & Animals
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the European Space Agency (ESA) recently shared excellent news about emperor peng ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell biologist Carolyn Machamer has studied viruses for the past 35 years, and has seen outbreaks caused by several path ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2020Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 15, 2020Plants & Animals
It’s dog eat dog out there, especially in the animal kingdom. But this well-received idiom referring to the ruthle ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 19, 2020Plants & Animals
Most of the time, wild flamingos are observed in massive flocks as opposed to hanging out on their own. It’s evide ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
An international team of researchers has analyzed cartilage from a baby duckbilled dinosaur, and they have identified bi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
As of February 25th 2020, there have been 80, 354 reported cases of COVID-19 (Wuhan coronavirus), including 2,707 deaths ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 21, 2020Microbiology
In late December, health officials in China notified WHO that pneumonia with an unknown cause was sickening people.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2019Health & Medicine
Do you use duvets or pillows filled with goose or duck feathers? While indeed cozy, doctors have issued a new warning re ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 29, 2019Plants & Animals
Skuas are notorious for snatching the eggs away from penguins for a meal. But as you might come to expect, the victim is ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 29, 2019Microbiology
Instead of designing a new flu vaccine every year, researchers have made a breakthrough that may lead to a single vaccin ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2023
Health & Medicine
Since 2021, a particularly persistent and deadly strain of avian influenza, highly pathogenic avian influenza, has been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2022
Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2022
Plants & Animals
Disease transmission between animals and humans has become more common over the last few years. The recent monkeypox and
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 20, 2022
Health & Medicine
Vaccines are yet again a subject of controversy, but this time it's got nothing to do with COVID. An outbreak of avi
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
DEC 29, 2021
Microbiology
There are many types of influenza virus, which are classified based on the proteins expressed on their surfaces. The H5N
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2021
Microbiology
Zoonosis is a serious health concern, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown. Viruses that infect one species can acquire ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
According to new research published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, hummingbirds use an ill-understood sense of
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUL 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2021
Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2020
Plants & Animals
Many species of birds display spectacular patterns and colors in their feathers. Now scientists have found that these fe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2020
Microbiology
Since the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 emerged on the scene late last year, it's left a trail of devastation around the glo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Engineers from Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a facemask that is comfortable, safe, and – best of a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the European Space Agency (ESA) recently shared excellent news about emperor peng
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell biologist Carolyn Machamer has studied viruses for the past 35 years, and has seen outbreaks caused by several path
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2020
Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 15, 2020
Plants & Animals
It’s dog eat dog out there, especially in the animal kingdom. But this well-received idiom referring to the ruthle
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 19, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most of the time, wild flamingos are observed in massive flocks as opposed to hanging out on their own. It’s evide
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
An international team of researchers has analyzed cartilage from a baby duckbilled dinosaur, and they have identified bi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
As of February 25th 2020, there have been 80, 354 reported cases of COVID-19 (Wuhan coronavirus), including 2,707 deaths
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 21, 2020
Microbiology
In late December, health officials in China notified WHO that pneumonia with an unknown cause was sickening people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Do you use duvets or pillows filled with goose or duck feathers? While indeed cozy, doctors have issued a new warning re
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
Skuas are notorious for snatching the eggs away from penguins for a meal. But as you might come to expect, the victim is
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 29, 2019
Microbiology
Instead of designing a new flu vaccine every year, researchers have made a breakthrough that may lead to a single vaccin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch