Pigeons may be ubiquitous, but they're also brainy, according to a new study that found these birds are on par with primates when it comes to numerical competence. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

Scientists have found that pigeons are much smarter than we give them credit for and can be taught some complex abstract math. This is stunning because it's trait that has only been shown in primates.

MERIDIAN, Miss. -- When you think of classroom learning tools, your mind likely conjures up images of textbooks, rulers, and microscopes. Fourth-graders at Poplar Springs Elementary are learning ...

Pigeons, it turns out, are no slouches, either. It was known that they could count. But all sorts of animals, including bees, can count. Pigeons have now shown that they can learn abstract rules about ...

Discovered: Multitasking isn't a myth, pigeons aren't as dumb as they look and act, anti-depressants and therapy don't really work, the Brits' criminal and pirate ancestors, better treatment for ...

While pigeons were traditionally used to ply messages, even between lovelorn couples, the sport is now finding takers in schools in the UK where teachers are saying it helps kids with figuring their ...

For typical city folk, there may be no creature more pedestrian than the pigeon, that ubiquitous gray denizen of the sidewalks. But the bird’s reputation got a boost this month when psychologists at ...

Pigeons perform just as well on certain math tests as monkeys do, scientists in New Zealand have found. While the birds may not seem very bright at first glance, they can be trained to use abstract ...

Discovered: Multitasking isn't a myth, pigeons aren't as dumb as they look and act, anti-depressants and therapy don't really work, the Brits' criminal and pirate ancestors, better treatment for ...