Crows drop nuts into traffic, remember human faces for years, and comfort each other after arguments. Scientists studying these birds are now questioning what intelligence actually means and which ...

Crows have long been known for their clever tricks, but new research shows they may be even smarter than we thought. Scientists have discovered that crows can recognize geometric patterns—a skill once ...

Crows get a bad rap. Many cultures associate them with death, bad omens and ghost stories. It probably doesn’t help that a group of crows is called a murder of crows. But crows are one of the most ...

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 ...

Math is not just a human trait. Various animals show signs of mathematical abilities. A recent study reveals that crows have a unique way with numbers, similar to human toddlers. Children develop ...

Calling someone a “bird brain” isn’t really much of an insult. Birds possess extraordinary intelligence, and crows, in particular, have demonstrated keen abilities that continue to surprise ...

Some birds are smarter than others. Crows, for example, are seen as having a relatively high intelligence. Previous studies have shown that crows can recall human faces, manipulate tools, they are ...

Some years ago, a bird researcher visited a famous institute that deals with primate cognition to give a talk. When the director of the institute introduced the bird researcher and his talk, he used ...

Besides being dark and mysterious, crows are extremely intelligent birds. So smart, in fact, that it might be a little bit scary. Even though their brains are the size of a human thumb, their ...

Crows and other corvids exhibit remarkable intelligence — including tool use, problem-solving, memory and even social awareness — challenging long-held assumptions that such cognitive abilities are ...