Scientists once thought that planning required a primate brain. Experiments with birds are now proving that assumption wrong.

“Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!—Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted—On this ...

Ravens were historically linked to prophecy, battle outcomes, and divine insight due to their intelligence and scavenging behavior. Across cultures, from Norse gods to Arctic Indigenous myths, ravens ...