Your dog’s breed may not determine its behavior. Contrary to popular belief, new research finds your canine’s pedigree may account for as little as 9% of its behavioral traits. Read more

Colorado man caught avian flu from poultry. The case involves a 40-year-old inmate at a correctional facility who’d worked on a poultry farm, state health officials said. He’s largely asymptomatic and the case poses little threat to the public. Read more

Behavior differences led to high COVID death rate in U.S. south. Thousands of fatalities could have been avoided if more people masked, social distanced, the authors of a new report say. Read more