Pigeons

A study shows that honeybees can learn to match symbols and numerosities, much like we humans do.

Judges ruled that Martino Recchia could file suit for violation of his Fourth Amendment rights, which bar unreasonable search and seizure.

The humble urban birds scored as well as primates in an intelligence test.

When shifting attention between two separate tasks, the birds outperformed their counterparts.

The 'pigeon air patrol' record the nitrogen dioxide levels produced by London traffic.

The birds could prove useful for developing future medical imaging technologies.