“There were three ravens sat on a tree, they were as black as they could be. … Then one of them said to his make, where should we our breakfast take?” That’s a ballad I often enjoy singing, from ...

The two species undertook a rapid expansion across the planet during their evolution, during which time they left other members of their group, the corvidae, including jays, magpies and jackdaws, ...

Ravens and crows are among the most fascinating birds in the world, captivating people with their intelligence, adaptability, and striking black plumage. While they may look similar at first glance, ...

In Colorado’s mountains, really big black birds are either American crows or common ravens, both of which can be found year-round throughout the state and both of which are often mistaken for the ...

One is larger, smarter, and perhaps more vocally complex than the other. Olivia Young is a writer, fact checker, and green living expert passionate about tiny living, climate advocacy, and all things ...

Biologist Stacia Backensto has fooled a raven. When trying to recapture birds on Alaska’s North Slope during her graduate student days at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, she wore a moustache and ...

"Nevermore," quoth the raven in Edgar Allan Poe's eponymous poem. "No more," quoth Bay Area residents, sick of the bird's squawking and propensity for pooping on windshields. The population of ravens ...

The traits of their earliest ancestors allowed the extremely intelligent animals to have both the brains and the brawn to survive in a spectrum of habitats. (CN) — Researchers at Washington University ...

Maybe it’s because my earliest childhood cartoon heroes were Heckle and Jeckle, but it has always struck me as odd that the smartest family of birds in North America — the Corvidae — receive such a ...