Before the internet and telephone, societies relied on homing pigeons to relay important news across long distances. Here are three classic examples.

Until the introduction of telephones, pigeons were used for communication commercially, and in war times, under the clever ...

Finnerty belongs to a small but devoted group of hobbyists who breed, raise and race homing pigeons in their backyards across Northeast Ohio. They train the birds to harness their mysterious ...

Odisha’s carrier pigeon service still maintains a fleet of around 150 birds, though their purpose has grown increasingly ceremonial.

Verhoeven welcomed a son, John Lambert Verhoeven. The younger of two children, John spent most of his years in Minneapolis, ...

Pigeon fanciers from around the world have flocked to Blackpool Pigeon fanciers from around the world have flocked to a seaside town for their annual show. The British Homing World Show was held ...