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As the US grapples with an ongoing bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle, the country's health agencies are ramping up surveillance efforts and working to develop a vaccine if needed

Commercial bowhead whaling ended in the early 20th century, but the industry's lasting effects on the whales' genetic diversity are leading to declines again

Researchers made a significant breakthrough in ALS treatment using a new gene therapy, marking a notable slow in disease progression for a patient with an aggressive form of ALS. The patient, treated since early 2020, ha...

Satellite images capture striking differences between the 2017 and 2024 total solar eclipses that swept across North America, including variations in the moon's shadow along the path of totality.

Bizarre worm that looks "like the rump of a pig from one side and Mick Jagger's lips from the other" may be in the middle of an evolutionary leap, scientists say.

Lasers have helped uncover ancient human-made structures the world over.

What's the science behind starting a fire with flint and steel?