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In this excerpt of ‘The Genius of Birds,’ Jennifer Ackerman charts out how the connectivity maps of bird brains are not too different from our own. This excerpt is part of our summer Book Club ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In 2014 video emerged of a New Caledonian crow being set an eight-stage technical challenge, each part of which required it not just to ...

Laying eggs may seem like a simple way to reproduce compared to human birth, but biologist Carin Bondar says bird moms are the micromanagers of... Eggs and the genius of bird moms Part 2 of the TED ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

On a recent early morning walk, I looked up to see a large bird strolling across the brick-paved street. Wonder of wonders, it was a peacock, sporting feathers of amazing, improbable iridescent blue.

It's not just that some birds can use tools, as primates can. Their smarts stretch even further: New research this week suggests that New Caledonian crows can solve a three-step problem, in which the ...