Growing Number of Birdwatchers Find Joy in Smart Bird Feeders
VOA Learning English • voa
March 13, 2025 • ~5 min

What’s the latest news on bird flu?

How are scientists and farmers are working to adapt to bird flu? An expert helps make sense of the latest developments.

D'Lyn Ford-NC State • futurity
March 13, 2025 • ~13 min

Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields – new research

A survey of solar farms in southern England revealed surprisingly rich habitat for birds.

Joshua Copping, Conservation Scientist, RSPB & Visiting Researcher, University of Cambridge • conversation
March 4, 2025 • ~5 min

Can microRNA shed light on bird flu?

In a study focused on microRNA, researchers have discovered that different birds react differently to being infected with bird flu.

Steinar Brandslet - NTNU • futurity
Feb. 24, 2025 • ~6 min

CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies

The CDC was instrumental in eradicating smallpox, identifying the causes of HIV and encouraging Americans to get the COVID-19 shot.

Jordan Miller, Teaching Professor of Public Health, Arizona State University • conversation
Feb. 19, 2025 • ~10 min

US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck – with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?

With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened offers lessons for today.

Alexandra M. Lord, Chair and Curator of Medicine and Science, Smithsonian Institution • conversation
Feb. 6, 2025 • ~8 min

Pet flea treatments may be harming wildlife – but owners can help

Responsible use of flea treatments could protect both pets and wildlife.

Cannelle Tassin de Montaigu, Research Fellow, Ecology & Evolution, University of Sussex • conversation
Feb. 4, 2025 • ~5 min

Global wildlife trade is an enormous market – the US imports billions of animals from nearly 30,000 species

Understanding the number and origin of animals entering a country is important to control the health and ecological problems imported wildlife can bring.

Andrew Rhyne, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, Roger Williams University • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 • ~8 min

Global wildlife trade is an enormous market – a look at the billions of animals the US imports from nearly 30,000 species

Understanding the number and origin of animals entering a country is important to control the health and ecological problems imported wildlife can bring.

Andrew Rhyne, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, Roger Williams University • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 • ~8 min

The global wildlife trade is an enormous market – the US imports billions of animals from nearly 30,000 species

Understanding the number and origin of animals entering a country is important to control the health and ecological problems imported wildlife can bring.

Andrew Rhyne, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, Roger Williams University • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 • ~8 min

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