Dive-bombing seagulls have ruined the seaside visits of many a tourist – but now a scientist claims to have worked out the best way to stop them from stealing your chips. Prof Paul Graham, an expert ...

When it comes to slowing down those flying food thieves known as seagulls, you might not need a bird of prey after all. New research suggests the answer could be as simple as eye contact. Scientists ...

If you're trying to keep your food away from seagulls at the beach, don't be so polite. Researchers from the University of Exeter found that shouting at gulls is far more effective at making them ...

A trip to the seaside is as quintessentially British as afternoon tea or Paddington Bear. However, sadly, so is the threat of airborne assault courtesy of the local seagulls. Is it a bird, is it a ...

Did you get through your beach picnics unscathed this summer? Or did you return from a swim only to find a "seagull" (most likely a herring gull if in the UK) rifling through your bags in search of ...