Strips of sharp metal pins are meant to keep birds away from buildings. Some birds are stealing them to build their nests. A nest made from metal pins and other materials collected by magpies, found ...

Researchers tried to attach tracking devices to magpies for a study. But the magpies helped each other to remove them — a possible sign, the scientists say, of altruism in the birds. Birds in ...

According to a newly-published study, Australian magpies who live in larger groups show increased cognitive performance over those who live in smaller groups, and this, in turn, is linked to increased ...