New research has shown for the first time that magpies can distinguish between the number of callers when played recordings of intruder magpies. Researchers from The University of Western Australia's ...

Communication is central to the survival of most animals, including humans. Yet animals of different species communicate differently, and the complexity of their communication skills varies greatly.

Australian magpies have made themselves at home in human cities, but that doesn’t mean that urban environments are free of challenges. New research suggests that human noise pollution affects the ...