Homing pigeons that can guide missiles and sober worms that outpace drunk ones were among the strange scientific discoveries that won this year's Ig Nobels, the quirky alternative to the Nobel prizes.
Homing pigeons – a type of domestic pigeon descended from the rock pigeon – are extremely effective messengers because of their innate homing abilities, enabling them to return to their nest ...
Most of the Kaua‘i Racing Pigeon Club’s six members had birds when they were young, said club Secretary-Treasurer Stephen Ruiz. That’s the way it was with Ruiz. Originally from Kaua‘i ...
Fallou took them inside a building to show them his group's commune. Daryl asked if they had a radio, but they instead showed him that they used homing pigeons to send out messages. 'If you don't have ...