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How H5N1 Went from an Illness in Wild Birds to a Global Pandemic Threat

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 6:00am

The first hints that a new strain of avian illness is emerging could be found on this beach on Delaware Bay, where migrating birds flock. Here’s what virus detectives who return there every year know right now.

Categories: Astronomy

Rubin Observatory’s First Images Just Unveiled the Universe as We’ve Never Seen It Before

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 12:01am

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Categories: Astronomy