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Gouldian finches can have red, black or yellow heads and researchers want to know why.

Ever since Michael Cardenaz saved a hummingbird, the little bird keeps coming back to visit him.

The endangered red-cockaded woodpecker is showing up in some interesting places in the South as it makes a comeback.

Thanks to an abundance of beech seeds, so far this year 150 orange-fronted parakeet chicks have been born in the wild in New Zealand.

Rescue workers swooped in and saved nearly 100 baby birds when tree in Oakland split and started to topple.

Black-backed woodpeckers love burned-out forests, but mega-fires are changing their lives.

White ravens are spotted occasionally on Vancouver Island, but they don't seem to stay for long.

See the winners of 2019's Bird Photographer of the Year, a global photographic competition featuring 63 countries and countless beautiful birds.

You might be able to fool birds and bunnies with fake owls and scarecrows, but not for long.

At Fort Stewart, the Army and the Fish and Wildlife Service are saving red-cockaded woodpeckers — and military training.

California condors hatch at Zion and Grand Canyon national parks, pushing their numbers beyond 500.

The only endemic duck remaining on the Hawaiian islands is back from the brink of genetic extinction.

Grab your binoculars and help scientists study bird populations in the 2019 edition of the world's longest running citizen-science survey.

Video shows a majestic murmuration of starlings flying across a beautiful Irish sky.

A massive bald eagle is filmed in slow motion taking off from a street in Melrose, near Boston.

Each summer, wildlife officials gather to decide which southern refuges, national forests and military bases have enough woodpeckers to donate birds.

When we come down with the flu, we might think the worst is over after a week of a sore throat and body aches. But such viral infections may have lasting, unsee

Scientists have found a new influenza virus that infects bats. But don't pull out the hand sanitizer leftover from the H1N1, or swine flu, pandemic just yet. Wh

From flu shots to full-service health care, on-the-job clinics can boost worker productivity. On-the-job flu shot clinics are promoted by the Centers for Diseas

Some prize pigs at Ohio's county fairs may have a dark secret.

Children are more likely to have autism if their mothers had the flu or a prolonged fever during the first or second trimester of pregnancy.

New report finds that closing schools during a flu epidemic could halt the spread of the illness and keep people out of the emergency room.

The new process may provide a revolutionary, all-purpose flu vaccine.

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Chicago residents have a new way of treating the flu, but is it worth the risk?

Actor's comments during the Golden Globes did not sit well with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From January 1 to January 14, chicken noodle soup orders increased 35 percent over January 2012.

A new strain of bird flu in China has sickened nine people, including three who died

Although the rise in cases of the H7N9 bird flu in China seems to have slowed, health officials are developing a vaccine against the virus.

Giving employees paid time off when they're sick is the best way to keep influenza from spreading throughout the office.

With influenza's yearly arrival imminent, a vast network of epidemiological surveillance systems is springing back to life.

Women have a stronger immune response than men when given the flu vaccine.

An attempt to identify flu outbreaks by tracking people's Google searches about the illness hasn't lived up to its initial promise.

By monitoring the number of times people look for flu information on Wikipedia, researchers may be better able to estimate the severity of a flu season.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the nasal spray form of the flu vaccine is the preferred way to vaccinate kids ages 2 to 8.

New study is first to show that a natural product can directly target a virus.

The CDC issued a warning that a mutated flu strain might make this year's vaccine less effective.

You know you're not the only one who has the flu, but here's how to get on the schedule when you really need to.

Wearing a surgical mask can stop you from getting the flu, provided you're very diligent about it.

This flu season will likely peak in February and could be a mild one, according to a new predictive model.

Researchers now know why some people are more susceptible to certain strains of the flu.

Before you give in and resign yourself to a week of suffering, here's what you can do to fight a cold virus as it starts.

Lots of research goes into the annual vaccine, but that doesn't mean we always get it right.

From garlic to hand washing, here's what you need to do to stay healthy this year during cold and flu season.

From managing stress to fighting cancer, tea has many benefits to help someone live a healthier life.

Soak in the cuteness of this baby koala after her first checkup at the San Diego Zoo.

This clip is part of an ongoing project to answer the question, 'What if animals were round?'

Hurricanes keep coming through, destroying homes and beaches, yet tenacious residents keep on rebuilding. While this endless process of destruction and construc

The suffering of New Orleans offers valuable lessons -- but is the U.S. paying attention?