Large birds—our closest relations to dinosaurs—are capable of technical innovation, by solving a physical task to gain access to food. This is the first time scientists have been able to show that ...

A new study suggests that emus and rheas - and by extension, potentially animals like velociraptors - are anything but ...

A study on bird intelligence found that emus and rheas can solve puzzles to access food, proving they can innovate.

For years, emus and rheas have been dismissed as some of the least intelligent birds on the planet. But new research suggests ...

Experts hope their research could help us to better understand how dinosaurs behaved, as emus are one of their closest living ...

Ostriches are among the most impressive and characteristic birds on the planet, not only for their huge size but also for their noticeably fast running speed and unique behaviors. But exactly how fast ...

Large birds -- our closest relations to dinosaurs -- are capable of technical innovation, by solving a physical task to gain access to food.

Palaeognaths include emus and ostriches, and can reach 9 feet tall and weigh upwards of 300 pounds. They are more known for ...

The large flightless birds, who garnered a reputation for being stupid, thanks to Rod Hull's TV puppet, have shown they are ...

Emus have a reputation for being “bird-brained”. In her art, Wendy Binks of Stunned Emu Designs captures that quirky, if ...