University of Utah researchers decoded the genetic blueprint of the rock pigeon, unlocking secrets about pigeons' Middle East origins, feral pigeons' kinship with escaped racing birds, and how ...

You might not believe us if we said a pigeon could take your breath away, but your view may change once you see these visual ...

Charles Darwin bred pigeons, and used them to learn more about the inheritance of different characteristics. For pigeons, beak size is one of those characteristics. There are 350 pigeon breeds or more ...

Pigeons come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Some have feathers reaching up over their heads like a hood. Others have feathers all the way to the tips of their toes or fanned out on their tails like ...

Pigeons display spectacular variations in their feathers, feet, beaks and other physical traits, but a new study shows that visible traits don’t always coincide with genetics: A bird from one breed ...

Growing up, Loa Blasucci was never in need of a playmate. The local make-up artist and physical fitness trainer enjoyed the company of her parents, her siblings and, of course, pigeons. Her dad, Chet ...

Picture a pigeon: gray body, iridescent neck feathers, probably pecking away at trash on a city sidewalk. But there are actually more than 350 different breeds of pigeon, and many of them look nothing ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. LiveScience The rock pigeon's funky hairdos have been pinned to a single gene mutation that signals head and neck feathers to grow up ...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Hans Foell spends race days pacing his Concord, Calif., backyard, squinting up Kirker Pass as he waits for one of his prizewinning birds to come into view. Foell’s brother gave ...