They’re beady-eyed, feathered birds with long beaks and an eye for snatching food from human snackers. The hardy seagull, found on every continent, has been a fearsome adversary when it comes to lunch. But no longer — a British university student may have found a way to finally give humans the upper hand when it comes to fending off seagulls. The BBC’s Jonathan Savage has the details.
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