all in the beak: scientists find secret of homing pigeons&#39; ...
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The sensitivity of a homing pigeon&#39;s beak could provide an answer to the complicated story of how it finds its way home. Scientists have shown for the first time that homing
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Homing pigeons suddenly lost their navigational ability when magnets were attached to their beaks or if their beaks were anaesthetized, University of North Carolina researcher Cordula Mora found.
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The discovery adds weight to the long-held theory that the fish possess an internal compass to guide them over long distances. The University of Hawaii biologists reported in Britain&#39;s Royal Society journal
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Homing pigeons use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate their way home over long distances, scientists confirm.
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The latest tracking research from UK scientists may prove vital in protecting the endangered albatross.
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Marine biologists say they have obtained the first proof that sharks can spot changes in magnetic fields, boosting evidence that the fish have an internal compass to guide them as well as a phenomenal sense of smell.
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Science & environment: Sightings of reclusive bird known for boom-like call at highest level since detailed monitoring began in 1990.
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A fossil found in Wyoming has apparently resolved a long-standing question about when bats gained their radar-like ability to navigate and locate airborne insects at night. The answer: after they started flying.
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While crows have a reputation for being clever birds, research now suggests they could be as intelligent as great apes.
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CARLSBAD, N.M. - Handlers from across New Mexico and west Texas presented 350 breeds of pigeons during the Pecos Valley Pigeon Club's fall show, a rare opportunity for pigeon enthusiasts from around the region to gather.
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Chinese scientists have succeeded in implanting electrodes in the brain of a pigeon to remotely control the bird's flight, state media said.
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The bird lovers of northern Europe who put out winter food for thrushes, robins, great tits, finches and other species have won the seal of approval from science.
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By using video of singing birds played back in super slow motion, scientists are teasing apart the mechanics of the beak's role in birdsong&#151;and what that may mean when it comes to selecting a mate.
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Birds are not stupid and their brains are not primitive so it is about time the scientific world gave them full credit, experts said on Monday.
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Homing pigeons carry out their long-range navigational feat thanks to tiny magnetic particles in their upper beaks, scientists confirm.
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Introducing birdcinema.com, a YouTube for birdwatchers.
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Officials investigating the deadly Minneapolis bridge collapse are looking at an unlikely culprit: pigeons.