Water features are a nice addition to any yard, and they don't have to break the bank. Here's how to DIY a faux-stone solar ...

During the winter months, bird baths can provide a much-needed resource. Keeping them functional in freezing weather, however ...

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Oatmeal baths may help relieve itching and skin dryness by reducing inflammation and protecting your skin barrier. You can buy colloidal oatmeal or make your own at home. Eczema refers to a group ...

A California duck farm made headlines this week after the World Organization of Animal Health published a report by U.S. authorities that a strain of bird flu that scientists call H5N9 had been ...

Bird flu is a global challenge that has already resulted in the culling of hundreds of millions of poultry—and has spread to mammalian species, including dairy cows in the U.S. The H5N1 strain ...

The humble bath mat is a small but, for many, essential item that prevents post-scrub puddles and you or anyone else from slipping on wet tile. Besides classic cotton mats, best for people like me ...

Should I continue to feed wild birds or set out a bird bath? Although bird baths and feeders typically cater to songbirds and the risk of infection remains low for humans, they may attract wild ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected. By Apoorva Mandavilli Apoorva ...

It also said the risk to the wider public "continues to be very low" and that bird-to-human transmission of this kind was rare. UKHSA routinely swabs people who have been in close contact with ...

Expected to open this fall, the Grotto Social Baths will be situated at 325 NW 28th St., across from the zebra-striped Wynwood building. The property is said to span 7,500 square feet, including a ...

A moment of opportunistic brilliance from Finn Russell and Tom Carr-Smith saw Sale lose their unbeaten season’s run on home soil as Bath took a bonus-point win in the key Six Nations period of the ...