Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...

Bird-inspired drone can jump for take-off Date: December 6, 2024 Source: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Summary: Researchers have built a drone that can walk, hop, and jump into flight ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Meet RAVEN, the Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple ENvironments. Researchers took inspiration from avian anatomy to design this ...

Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is back in the spotlight. This highly contagious viral infection primarily affects birds but has occasionally jumped to humans, raising global alarm ...

Although windborne transmission of avian influenza has been theorized, documented cases remain rare, and previous air-sampling studies have generally detected the virus only up to ~150 meters from ...

The combination of an apparent increase in incidences of H5N1 variants (bird flu, ... Clearing the air on avian influenza By: Jeff McFarlane Posted: 2:00 AM CST Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.

New CDC research suggests the H5N1 avian influenza virus that infected a Michigan dairy farmworker can be transmitted through the air. The revelation, the study's authors wrote, suggests "an ...