For so long, we’ve held dear the notion that planning for the future is the epitome of human intelligence. The capacity to ...

Scientists once thought that planning required a primate brain. Experiments with birds are now proving that assumption wrong.

In Colorado’s mountains, really big black birds are either American crows or common ravens, both of which can be found year-round throughout the state and both of which are often mistaken for the ...

Edgar Allan Poe knew what he was doing when he used the raven instead of some other bird to croak “nevermore” in his famous poem. The raven has long been associated with death and dark omens, but the ...

The members of the crow family, which includes crows, jays, magpies and ravens, are a group of highly social and highly intelligent birds. Many researchers believe this to be the most intelligent ...

Maybe it’s the evocative, iridescent black and purple feathers. Or its tendency in earlier times closely to track wandering tribes of humans, who always could be counted on to discard a tasty morsel.

Generally, birds don’t get credit for being smart animals. Just think of the way the expression “bird-brained” is used. But corvids, which include magpies, crows, and ravens in particular, flutter in ...