CUTTACK, India, June 20 (Reuters) - Even in today's world of instant messaging, video calls, the internet and mobile telephones, police in India's eastern state of Odisha are preserving a flock of ...

Correction: This story was updated because a previous version misspelled the name of the creator of Carrier Pidge. Why send a text when you could send a carrier pigeon? In April, two mobile apps that ...

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Used since ancient times as an effective way to convey messages over long distances, there is something about these unassuming birds that fascinates scientists and breeders around the world. How do ...

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Digital technology hasn’t exactly made everything better, but one thing that doesn’t stink is being able to quickly communicate with people around the globe. I can email, text, call, or even FaceTime ...

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April Fool’s Day arrived some six months early as The Travel Agency, a New York City cannabis retailer, had media outlets as well as consumers debating whether or not carrier pigeons were being used ...