They achieve this by creating digital ‘endocasts’—3D models of the space inside a bird’s skull where the brain once resided. Published in Biology Letters, the study—led by the ‘Bones and Diversity Lab ...

By analyzing the structure of bird skulls using advanced digital technology, researchers at Flinders University in South Australia and the University of Lethbridge in Canada have developed a new way ...

The RSPB has suddenly withdrawn flat bird feeders from sale on its website as it is considered possible that these might be spreading deadly diseases, especially to finches ...

This fossilized skull belonged to now-extinct Diatryma, a flightless bird that reached heights of 4.6 feet (1.40 meters).

Earlier this month, a person in Louisiana died after being hospitalized with severe bird flu in December. It’s the country’s first recorded death attributed to H5N1. The US has previously ...

A nearly complete but strongly flattened skull of the ancient bird species Diatryma geiselensis has been discovered, after being misidentified and kept in a museum collection in Germany for over six ...

There is currently no evidence to suggest that the virus has spread person-to-person, which would be a significant development in the evolution of bird flu. A CDC spokesman said: “While tragic, a ...

The virus rarely infects people, but MassWildlife, the Department of Agricultural Resources, and the Department of Public Health are advising the public not to handle birds or other animals that ...

Joined by researchers at the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, the team scanned the skulls of 136 bird species for which they also had microscopic ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1 bird flu, is the suspected cause of death for over 60 birds found on Billington Sea, including Canadian geese and swans, according to a ...

Latur: As many as 51 crows have died of bird flu in Maharashtra's Latur district ... laboratory on January 14 to ascertain the cause of death, the official said. The district administration ...

The first H5N1 death in the U.S. was reported in January 2025 following exposure to infected chickens. Professor Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Ph.D., (left) and Staff Scientist Ahmed Mostafa Elsayed, Ph.D., ...