While pigeons are now mostly reviled as dirty city pests these days, they have long played an important role in human society – and this research proves it!

Bones discovered at an archaeological site in Cyprus suggest the birds have been strutting around human settlements since at ...

The grim news comes around the same time as the legendary British naturalist, David Attenborough, marks his 100th birthday. One of the world’s rarest birds, the Timor green pigeon, is sliding toward ...

Pigeons have long stunned scientists with their ability to cross unfamiliar landscapes and still find their way home, even when landmarks vanish and the sky is overcast. Researchers are now closing in ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Scientists in eastern China say they have succeeded in controlling the flight of pigeons with micro electrodes planted in their brains, state media reported on Tuesday. Scientists ...

BEIJING — Chinese scientists have succeeded in implanting electrodes in the brain of a pigeon to remotely control the bird’s flight, state-run press said. Xinhua News Agency said the scientists at the ...

Urban birds are more scared of women than men – but scientists don’t know why - Researchers found that city birds will allow ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Odisha’s carrier pigeon service still maintains a fleet of ...