This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Over the past few months, a pair of European ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This large black bird is one of the smartest birds in the world. A member of the corvid family, ravens have high intelligence and ...

Birds exhibit fascinating behaviors as they collect vibrant and unique materials for purposes such as courtship and nesting.

When we attached tiny, backpack-like tracking devices to five Australian magpies for a pilot study, we didn't expect to discover an entirely new social behavior rarely seen in birds. Our goal was to ...