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Inspired by naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace’s visit nearly two centuries ago, an isolated Indigenous community in Brazil ...

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The introduction of H5N1 — the bird flu virus that’s been infecting dairy cows, commercial poultry, pet cats, wild animals and wild ... tract — and at pretty low levels.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States ...

Now, de Roode is a world expert in the burgeoning field of animal medication, with a lab of his own at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He spoke to New Scientist about his work, his new book ...