An assortment of absurd, useful and funny words and phrases entered the vernacular this year. How well do you know them? By Miya Lee and Kendall Blomfield By the end of 2024, words like slop, brat, ...

A sick snow goose in Kent County, Delaware, has tested presumptive positive for avian influenza. This marks the second known case of bird flu in Delaware this season, following a November incident in ...

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H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and ...

A person in the Washington State has died of avian influenza. It’s the first human death from bird flu in the U.S. since January—but the infection was of a different strain than the one that has been ...

ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne Andrew King receives funding from the Australian Research ...

Thanksgiving is almost here, and for most people, turkey is the focal point of the holiday table. But getting it there raises all sorts of questions. How much should I buy? How long does it take to ...

Two Ohio school districts are facing federal complaints alleging they are “openly violating” federal civil rights laws after videos surfaced exposing administrators agreeing to conceal the biological ...

Here’s a roundup of answers to three questions from readers. 1. How can I tell a good employee she’s not likely to advance here? I recently received an email from an employee wanting to discuss her ...

Do you realize that this Election Day, Nov. 4, will mark nearly a year since the presidential election? It's not just me, right? Time has flown by. Almost a full year has passed since American voters ...