US Bird Flu Outbreak Shows Sustained Spread Within Mammals, Study Says

Scientists on Thursday warned about the possibility that the avian influenza (H5N1) virus is adapting among mammals. Spillovers of avian influenza from poultry and wild birds to other mammals have been recorded around the world since at least January 2022, raising concerns about how this could impact its spread to humans. according to According to […]

Fossil Reveals Mammals May Have Hunted Dinosaurs Before Their Extinction

A study released Tuesday describes a rare fossil that scientists believe shows ancient mammals were “wrestling to the death” with dinosaurs. Researchers have discovered 125-million-year-old fossils in the Lujiatun Formation of the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation in China. According to the study, this seems to indicate that Gobiconodont mammals and Psittacosaurus dinosaurs were engaged in […]