Researchers have made startling discoveries in recent years about a crow’s ability to communicate, solve problems, remember people, and use tools. What they’re discovering about crow brains is ...

What looks like a solemn farewell in the bird world may actually be a powerful survival strategy. Researchers say crows ...

Corvus splendens — Corvus meaning ‘raven’ in Latin and splendens meaning ‘shining’ or ‘brilliance’ — is a fitting name for the strikingly intelligent birds that house crows are. Crows have long ...

In their first experiment, Marzluff’s team captured seven fledgling crows while wearing caveman masks. The birds remembered the experience and each time someone walked across campus wearing the ...

Of the many stories about the uncanny ability of American crows to recognize human faces, my favorite is the one about the school bus driver in Bellevue, Wash., who fed seeds and peanuts to crows near ...

This method has been previously explored in the "Crow Box" experiments, but Corvid Cleaning aims for a municipal-scale application. Södertälje has agreed to run a pilot to see how well the concept ...

Birds are brilliant animals, and crows are among the most intelligent. They’re often too smart for their own good, and they are capable of recognizing and remembering people they interact with. That’s ...