The beady-eyed athletes scan an unfamiliar wind-swept prairie from behind the starting gate. Peter Tudor, a member of the Omaha Racing Pigeon Association, holds up a pigeon from his breeding loft, ...
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Rats with wings: Remembering when pigeons were heroes
We call them flying rats now, shooing them away from park benches and cursing when they leave droppings on our cars. These days, the pigeon pecking at discarded French fries outside a subway station ...
In the late 1800s, the French naturalist Camille Viguier proposed an idea that would be dismissed and forgotten for more than a century. He speculated that birds and other animals could navigate with ...
Fatigue, joint pain, rashes, brain fog or tingling in the hands and feet can seem like normal signs of aging—but they may also point to an autoimmune disease. These potentially disabling and often ...
Instead of requiring personalized gene edits for each patient, the new approach could create a standardized method to use for many diseases. By Pam Belluck and Carl Zimmer Gene-editing therapies offer ...
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — Of the more than 300 different types of pigeons, 20 of them are represented at the Virginia State Fair this year. Fair visitors can expect to see different show birds and ...
The American Racing Pigeon Union (ARPU) has announced the induction of Earl Lowell “No Sweat” Robbins, Jr. into its prestigious Hall of Fame — the highest honor bestowed upon pigeon fanciers in the ...
Hundreds of pigeons emerge from a slim opening in a backyard shed outfitted into a coop, their heads bobbing as their owner, Wilberto Aponte out, shoos them out, gruffly urging them to fly. In a ...
Jacqueline Dole is a food and travel journalist based in Maine. A lifelong New Englander, her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, TimeOut, Insider, Thrillist, Eater, and more. With a ...
Racing Louisville's DeMelo stable after collapsing during match, revealing Graves' disease diagnosis
Racing Louisville midfielder Savannah DeMelo was stable and alert after she was taken by ambulance from a match Sunday against the Seattle Reign because of a medical emergency. The game at Seattle's ...
LIMBURG, Belgium — The Chinese businessmen arrived in the Belgian countryside driving luxury sports cars, ferrying translators and bags of cash. When they parked in front of Tom Van Gaver’s small ...
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