The last remaining active pro-democracy party in Hong Kong has disbanded, citing pressure from Beijing. It's the latest casualty in a years-long crackdown that's already extinguished much of the ...

From political name-calling to social media meltdowns, public life feels more hostile than ever. But quiet acts of kindness ...

Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.

RI's restaurant scene has hard a hard year, with some saying they've seen more closures in the last 12 months than ever.

Despite the results, the researchers believe that AI-driven approaches offer a new way forward. Their preprint outlines a ...

New viruses that are genetically similar to known fatal viruses have been discovered near food sources in a concerning new ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...

A new study published in Nature Microbiology has uncovered significant genetic and antigenic diversity among H9N2 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) circulating in poultry across China, highlighting ...

Biologically, H5N1 isn’t so different from any other influenza A virus—the type that resides mainly in wild birds, as well as bats, and has occasionally jumped into human populations.

A new strain of bird flu — H7N9 — is detected in at a poultry farm; scientists learn that past human flu exposure may provide some immunity to H5N1.

The high-pathogenic type quickly produces signs of illness. H5N9 is a much rarer strain than the H5N1 that was first discovered in China 10 years ago and is believed to be less transmissible to ...

A new strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected in dairy cows, but the risk of human transmission remains low. The nation’s milk supply is safe because pasteurization kills the bird flu virus.