Outside the lab and the library, I'm an avid birdwatcher. Since I'm not always the most dedicated when it comes to reading papers to generate new content, I think a weekly bird post will liven things ...

Common ravens, Corvus corax, were formerly known as northern ravens. They are magnificent birds: large, glossy, black, intelligent and playful, that are not to be confused with their cousins, American ...

Edgar Allan Poe knew what he was doing when he used the raven instead of some other bird to croak “nevermore” in his famous poem. The raven has long been associated with death and dark omens, but the ...

Ravens beat eagles as the most “heavy metal” bird. They easily outnumbered chickens and turkeys in an analysis of 145,000 heavy metal songs published this month in the Journal of Geek Studies. And who ...

A large raven had been shot by a pellet gun and was found hobbling around a parking lot of a used car dealership in Chantilly, Va. Civil rights lawyer Catherine Sevcenko got a call about the ...

A raven's been hanging around the neighborhood. This is unexpected, though it's not unprecedented. Ravens are at least casual winter visitors here. Last winter, I saw a raven along state Highway 20 ...

Common ravens (Corvus corax) are highly social and intelligent. A new study hints that they might be able to take on the emotional states of their friends—something that could benefit them when ...

No outback scene seems complete without a corvid's cry. Corvids are birds that belong to the family Corvidae and in Australia are crows and ravens. Their cry is as much a soundtrack of regional ...