Groundbreaking achievements include successfully grown Pigeon Primordial Germ Cells (PGCs), gene edited chicken surrogates, three new avian genomes for key dodo comparison species, the creation of a ...

Once upon a time, the likes of Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg imagined a world where scientists on the cutting edge of genetic research pieced together bits of DNA, both ancient and modern, to ...

The world is brimming with "fancy" pigeons these days, but the biggest showstopper of them all is the rainbow-feathered Nicobar pigeon. The vibrant creature is named for the Nicobar Islands, one of ...

The mysterious spotted green pigeon was a relative of the dodo, according to scientists who have examined its genetic make-up. The authors say their results support a theory that both birds are ...

Nov. 10 (UPI) --Bird experts in Australia are flocking to a Queensland resort to catch a glimpse of a rare visitor: a Nicobar pigeon, the closest living relative of the extinct dodo. Sue O'Donnell, ...

One of the exotic birds that was stolen from a California zoo on Sunday morning has been returned, while the other remains missing. A Nicobar pigeon, known as "Old Man Nicobar" by zookeepers, was ...

A captive, 18-year-old male Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) with a history of intermittent lameness associated with osteoarthritis in the left tarsometatarsal joint was found dead in its ...

FRESNO, Calif. - A pair of beloved birds was stolen from a zoo in central California over the weekend, although one was found and returned to the zoo by Monday, officials said. A lesser ...

FRESNO, Calif. - A pair of beloved birds was stolen from a zoo in central California over the weekend, although one was found and returned to the zoo by Monday, officials said. A lesser ...