"Birds serve as important indicators of environmental conditions." Scientists make disturbing discovery after examining the ...

The abnormal accumulation of extravascular fluid, pulmonary edema settles in the lung interstitium and alveoli. There, it ...

In prior bird flu outbreaks, there’ve been several documented cases of feline-to-feline spread, but ingestion seems to be the ...

The new study, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials earlier this year, provides the first evidence of dangerous microplastic contamination in wild bird lungs. Researchers quantified ...

Researchers found high concentrations of microplastics in bird lungs, highlighting the dangers of airborne plastic pollution. The study underscores the urgent need for action to mitigate its impact on ...

To understand the extent of plastic contamination in bird lungs, the researchers examined 56 wild birds from 51 different species. All specimens came from the Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in ...

The USDA has launched a $1 billion strategy to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza, protect the U.S. poultry industry and lower egg prices. Vaccines, enhanced biosecurity measures and ...

Birds are breathing in high levels of airborne microplastics into their lungs—and, likely, so are we, with unclear effects on our health. This is the warning of an international team of ...

Laser direct infrared imaging—an advanced form of microscopy using laser light—was used to detect and count the microplastic particles in each bird's lungs. The team then turned to pyrolysis ...

The study found high concentrations of microplastics in bird lungs, with 221 particles per species and 416 particles per gram of lung tissue.

They collected lung samples from each bird and performed two types of chemical analyses. They used laser direct infrared technology to detect and count microplastics in the birds’ lungs. Pyrolysis gas ...