The bird flu is evolving as it transmits between birds and livestock, worrying farmers and researchers in Texas. Credit: Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated for ...

Researchers described biofluorescence in 37 of the 45 known species of birds-of-paradise, found only in remote tropical forests and woodland habitats of Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and ...

Every spring, thousands of water birds flock to more than 300 islands along the coast of Texas to make their nests and raise their young. Some of those islands can host up to 20,000 birds ...

The county wants them to stay there. The flurry of birds can be a nuisance for residents living near the Bees Ferry Landfill. Their squawks dominate the soundscape. They fly over the neighborhood ...

So far, Texas farms have seen relatively few cases of bird flu infections, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting 1.9 million chickens and 27 cows infected within the state since 2022.

A version of the H5N1 virus that has killed one person and severely sickened another has been detected in milk samples collected from Nevada dairy herds.

A big bet on a mammoth machine aims to change that. If Texas storefronts get swarmed by nuisance birds, they call falconer Steve Oleson and his hawks, Rico and Meego, to drive away the pests.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department confirmed Wednesday that multiple black vultures in Landa Park in New Braunfels have preliminarily tested positive for bird flu. This is the latest case of ...

Until last week, all bird flu in dairy herds had been identified as the B3.13 variant, which was believed to have come from wild birds in late 2023 or early 2024. The USDA confirmed the virus's ...

Though victory in the state feels farther away than ever, some Democrats, including their new leader, say Texas could still be a key part of their party’s future. By J. David Goodman Reporting ...