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Pigeons keep droning on and on in the sky, from one spot to another they map out expanses with just flapping. But in Russia, spotting a pigeon just doesn't mean looking at a bird, it means you might ...

Humans have spent thousands of years gazing enviously at the sky, wishing we could fly like birds. We’ve built planes, helicopters, and eventually, sleek quadcopters as the ultimate middle finger to ...

Pigeons have historically served as messengers for humans, but a Russian startup claims to take this to a new level—effectively “hacking” pigeon brains to turn them into biological drones. In a recent ...