Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts ...

Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last ...

When large masses of water are moved from one place to another, this changes the shape of Earth and leads to a phenomenon ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another question ...

Many states, including Texas, have not used billions of dollars from FEMA intended to reduce damage from flooding and other ...

To celebrate Scientific American ’s 180th anniversary, we’re publishing a jigsaw every weekday to show off some of our most ...

Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your ...

This AI system can analyze up to one million DNA letters at once, predicting how tiny changes in noncoding regions trigger ...

Better assessment of stress and tailored approaches to combat it could give clinicians the tools they need to fend off lasting damage to health ...

Words frequently used by ChatGPT, including “delve” and “meticulous,” are getting more common in spoken language, according ...

Babies lacking in key gut bacteria are at greater risk of developing asthma, allergies or eczema Dirty diapers are more than ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...