Crows can recognize geometric patterns, suggesting that humans aren't unique in understanding shape structure.

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 ...

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 ...

CROWS' brainpower may rival that of a seven-year-old child, say scientists whose experiment re-enacted an ancient fable. Scientists from Auckland University and Britain's Cambridge University say the ...

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 ...

The brainy birds carry big chips on their shoulders, scientists say. And some people who become subjects of their ire may be victims of mistaken identity. A murder of crows, which flock, en masse, ...