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September 11, 2026
The Australian Antarctic Division has made an unprecedented and controversial decision to evacuate its research station on a remote sub-Antarctic island for fear that a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 avian flu known as 2.3.4.4b will soon reach its shores....
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September 10, 2026
Even in retirement, Dr. Rodman Getchell still had 60 round goby samples waiting in a university freezer....
September 10, 2026
Australia’s Macquarie Island is a haven for species such as elephant and fur seals, penguins, albatrosses and petrels, and a key site for wildlife researchers. But it is not safe from H5N1 bird flu.
August 10, 2026
For the first time in recorded history, in recent years, avian flu reached Antarctica, threatening animals in an already fragile ecosystem....
August 05, 2026
Cornell’s Raina Plowright provides insight into a practical and sustainable solution to preventing spillover at its roots.
June 15, 2026
Five new projects supported by the Catalyzing Conservation Fund are tackling urgent challenges wild species and local communities face across four continents and an array of marine and terrestrial ecosystems, from the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific Coral Triangle to the frozen tundras of the circumpolar Arctic.
May 15, 2026
A population genetic study of endangered penguins combined with genome-wide associations in the context of infectious disease outbreaks highlights the need for tailored management and conservation plans for species with fragmented populations....
May 12, 2026
Cornell's Dr. Raina Plowright weighs in on the deadly respiratory viral outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean....
April 23, 2026
According to a new paper published in Frontiers in Science, halting and reversing the global decline in biodiversity is now urgent to avoid destabilizing the Earth’s vital systems that support human well-being.
March 31, 2026
Leading experts, including Cornell’s Dr. Raina Plowright, highlight the 2026 UN High-Level Meeting on pandemic prevention as an opportunity to elevate spillover prevention to the heart of global pandemic governance. Members of the Lancet–PPATS Commission on Prevention of Viral Spillover and civil society partners lay out five priority areas to confront spillover and its systemic drivers.