Mining foreman R. Thornburg shows a small cage with a canary used for testing carbon monoxide gas in 1928. George McCaa, U.S. Bureau of Mines Never mind the gas—it was automation that got them ...

One of the safety precautions coal miners once used in early underground mining operations was a canary in a cage. As long as the canary sang, the miners knew they were safe from undetectable ...

A nine-year-old girl who suffered a fatal asthma attack was a “canary in a cage” signalling the risk of dangerously high levels of pollution to other London ers, an inquest has heard.

LONDON — Vivienne Westwood, dressed in yellow, was locked into a giant bird cage outside England’s Old Bailey court on Tuesday, a stunt to show her support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who is ...

Dame Vivienne wore a canary yellow suit while suspended in a large bird cage outside the Old Bailey.