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Human H5N1 Virus Replikin Count Overtakes That in H5N1 Bird Flu A common question asked at current scientific conferences is: “Where did bird flu go?” The recent decrease in reported H5N1 human cases and bird outbreaks might indicate that the virus has become dormant. However, quantitative analysis by Replikins, Ltd. released ...

A new book tells the story of the most common urban bird: pigeons. Author Andrew Blechman talks about Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird.

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Across the country, volunteers help to launch the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count, going strong for more than 100 years. Researchers hope the results will tell them how birds are faring. They're watching this year's count closely, as birds have weathered a record wildfire season and struggled to recover from the 2005 hurricanes.

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This year, science stories made headlines: Pluto was bumped from the planetary line-up. Google bought YouTube. Evidence grew for global warming. New York City declared war on trans fats and breast cancer rates dropped.

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A bird flu pandemic could kill up 62 million people with developing countries bearing the brunt of the deaths, according to a new forecast. Researchers based the prediction on data from the 1918-20 influenza pandemic, which caused more deaths than the First World War. So far there have been 258 confirmed cases ...