Wild American crows can memorize the face of a person who threatened them, pass that knowledge to other crows across more ...

A trio of animal physiologists at the University of Tübingen, in Germany, has found that at least one species of crow has the ability to recognize geometric regularity. In their study published in the ...

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 ...

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Animal training can teach carrion crows to use a stick tool to retrieve food. With increasing practice, they not only demonstrate great skill and achieve their objective in a few steps, they also ...

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 ...

The rock group Counting Crows were onto something when they chose their band name. Crows can indeed count, according to research published this week in Science. The results show that crows have ...

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 ...

It's no secret corvids are endowed with remarkable cognitive abilities. The internet is awash with videos of crows imitating voices or solving complex brainteasers. But are these birds as intelligent ...