A Japanese carrion crow examines the fruit of its labors On the Pacific island of New Caledonia, the crows demonstrate a tool-making, and tool using, capability comparable to Palaeolithic man’s.

An international team of scientists has discovered that the critically endangered Hawaiian crow, also called 'Alalā, is a highly proficient tool user. WSJ's Monika Auger reports. Photo: Lisa Bissi ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Heather Parry’s fourth book Carrion Crow is a distressing, claustrophobic read. Set in London’s Chelsea ...