Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. But one thing that Mozart probably never knew about his ...

Researchers have found that a corvid bird known as a rook can learn to obey spoken human commands by listening to the words ...

One of the ways we try to understand the origins of human intelligence is by looking at its equivalents elsewhere in the animal world. But doing so turns out to be more complicated than it might seem.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Computers have a reputation for solving complex problems; pigeons not so much. However, a new study from researchers at Ohio State University suggests perhaps pigeons don’t get enough ...

Some birds—including blue jays—are strong vocal learners that can mimic other birds and make lots of different sounds. Jocelyn Anderson via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 3.0 Birds can make an array of ...