The pigeons, of course, don't report autonomously. Instead, users tweet a location within London to the @PigeonAir Twitter account and receive an instant reply notifying them of the air pollution ...

If you live in an urban area, there's a good chance you don't have much love for the feral pigeons who share your city. They're everywhere, in the way, and they poop on everything in sight. Haters ...

Almost 9,500 people die from long-term air pollution in city annually, report says It could seem like a bird-brained idea: relying on a team of pigeons to carry out scientific studies on air quality.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A team of pigeons equipped with state-of-the-art technology designed to measure air pollution has taken flight in London. Vanity ...

Pigeons in London have a bad reputation. Some people call them flying rats. And many blame them for causing pollution with their droppings. But now the birds are being used to fight another kind of ...

Pigeons outfitted with lightweight backpacks soared over London from March 14 to 16, collecting air quality data across the city that was shared via Twitter. “It is very unexpected and draws the ...

Shielding your picnic lunch from London’s plentiful pigeon population is almost as much of a tourist tradition as taking a selfie with Big Ben. But one group of pigeons have a job quite different than ...

A flock of pigeons fitted with mobile phone backpacks is to be used to monitor air pollution, New Scientist magazine reported on Wednesday. The 20 pigeons will be released into the skies over San Jose ...

Homing pigeons are bred for their navigation skills. They find their way along a mental map of signs and smells, using the sun and the Earth’s geomagnetic field as a biological compass to find their ...