Around 5,000 years ago, humans discovered that they could domesticate animals. So, as it were, they adopted animals like cows ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

Added funding, biosecurity measures and a vaccine rollout may be playing a major role in limiting disasters caused by ...

The founders of Emporia, Nebraska in Holt County had great hopes for this platted town to become the scene of commerce.

The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give lifesaving blood or platelets in the new year to help keep ...

District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) and Ferris State University collected bacterial samples from the Crystal Lake Public Swimming Area in Manistee County and collected follow-up ...

Tucked away in the heart of Pataskala, Ohio, sits a culinary time machine disguised as an unassuming roadside diner. The Nutcracker Family Restaurant isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel – they’re just ...

You’ll find specialty items that are hard to track down elsewhere in Florida – proper schmaltz (rendered chicken fat, the secret ingredient in many traditional recipes), kishka, real Jewish rye bread ...

Although the avian flu (H5N1) virus may not be making the news as frequently, it is still working hard behind the scenes, ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...