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Having wiped out millions of birds worldwide and devastated wildlife populations around the globe, Australia has watched as the H5N1 strain of bird flu crept ever…

Australia was the only continent free of H5N1 bird flu until last week, when a brown skua with the virus was found in Cape Le Grand…

A deadly strain of bird flu, known as H5 bird flu, has arrived on the Australian mainland.The federal agriculture minister, Julie Collins, this weekend confirmed that…

US health advisers are debating a new kind of flu vaccine Thursday, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the…

Members of the US armed services will no longer be required to have an annual flu vaccination shot under a new policy announced Tuesday by Pete…

March 2, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmHere are the flu strains health officials predict could hit hard next seasonThe WHO has warned countries…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.Let’s start off with a…

The gentoo penguin has become the first bird to test positive for the H5N1 bird flu on an Australian territory, with samples confirming the virus has…

A senior US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official says Moderna’s clinical trial on a new, potentially more effective flu vaccine was a “brazen failure” and…

February 11, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmFDA won’t consider a new mRNA vaccine for flu despite the technology’s life-saving promiseThe U.S.’s drug safety…