Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19.
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Night owl or early bird?
Why now: In her new book, The Inner Clock: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms, Peeples describes an experiment in ...
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Night owl or early bird? Here's how your inner clock impacts your health
In order to better understand her circadian rhythm, science journalist Lynne Peeples conducted an experiment in which lived ...
Outdoors column: Celebrate the bald eagle’s national bird designation
The bald eagle is a true American comeback story, and that’s why it made sense for President Joe Biden to sign the bill that ...
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The Bald Eagle Is Finally, Officially Our National Bird—Thanks to This Man
Just as the proliferation of nest cams early in the 21st century invited millions into the intimate world of Bald Eagle families, Cook’s eagle artifacts introduced people to the deep historical and ...
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The bald eagle's soaring comeback: From near extinction to official US bird
America's bird:The bald eagle joins the rose, the bison, and the oak tree as an official American symbol How did the bald ...
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Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US
The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country's national bird. President Joe ...
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LA County warns bird flu is killing cats as human cases top 65 nationwide
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has issued a warning about bird flu, caused by the virus H5N1, that is killing domestic cats. On Dec. 20, the agency reported that five ...
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Egg prices jump with bird flu spreading before holidays
With the spread of bird flu in the U.S., the prices of eggs have jumped in recent weeks, throwing another curveball to consumers looking to prepare goods for the upcoming holidays. The price tag ...
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EARLY BRIEF
In today’s edition … Report details $20k diamond and other gifts given to the Bidens. In today’s edition … Blue Dog Democrats plot a come back … Americans are paying tens of millions to ...
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The bald eagle is officially America's national bird. Here's why it took so long
But it wasn't officially America's national bird until this week. On Christmas Eve, President Biden signed some 50 bills into law — including one that amends the U.S. Code to give the bald eagle ...
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Bird flu spillover to other species poses global health threat, experts warn
He noted that avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has been reported in 108 countries and territories over five continents in the last three years. “And as of December 2024, the ...