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Barbed wire is a critical innovation that shaped the High Plains. Field Editor Lacey Vilhauer takes a look at its origins.

Enter Henry Rose, who is more widely recognized and often credited as the “father of barbed wire.” His early fencing involved wooden rails with metal spikes —a design that eventually evolved into the ...

And then, even some of the four- and five-strand barbed wire fences that have a really low bottom wire, pronghorn can’t move underneath those, either.” Sawyer and colleague Andrew Telander analyzed ...

During one school visit, some kid hollered “Hey, old fence rider,” the term for a ranch hand who fixes barbed wire fences.

SINGAPORE — Coils of concertina wire have appeared on the MRT viaduct near the spot 150m away from Kallang MRT Station where a man, 31, was killed by an oncoming train on Thursday.

On 8 January 2025, tensions flared at Shukdebpur village in West Bengal's Malda district as the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) faced off against the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) over a barbed ...

The first wire fences (before the invention of the barb) consisted of one strand, which easily broke under the weight of cattle pressing against it. Michael Kelly made a significant improvement to ...

The barbs can vary in shape, with common designs including the 2-point and 4-point barbs. The 2-point barb has two sharp ends, while the 4-point has four, making it even more deterrent. The distance ...

Controversy - A barbed wire fence has been erected in Birch Brook, MOD owned land between Berechurch and Rowdhedge, with residents being concerned it will be cruel to wildlife (Image: Martyn Peck) ...