Pigeons are like AI in the way that they solve problems, some new research from The Ohio State University suggests. How does that work? Well, the researchers previously theorized pigeons used a brute ...

The bird has never gotten much credit for being intelligent. But the reinforcement learning powering the world’s most advanced AI systems is far more pigeon than human. In 1943, while the world’s ...

A new study provides evidence that pigeons tackle some problems just as artificial intelligence would – allowing them to solve difficult tasks that would vex humans. Previous research had shown ...

Despite many studies showing pigeons are surprisingly smart, from being as good at counting as primates, to being able to identify breast cancer in X-rays, scientists are fighting a losing battle to ...

There is a scene in the Michael Winterbottom-directed film '24 Hour Party People' that charts the emergence of British New Wave music and also exemplifies our attitude toward pigeons. Two young men ...