Palaeognaths include emus and ostriches, and can reach 9 feet tall and weigh upwards of 300 pounds. They are more known for their brawn than their brains and often rely on their running speed and ...

Centre director Chloe Drew said Emma may have lived so long because he was "spoiled with lots of love and attention". The ...

This is the first time scientists have been able to show that palaeognath birds such as emus and rheas can solve tricky problems. In the study, published today in Scientific Reports, emus ...

Much research has shown that crows and parrots are effective problem-solvers. Recently, scientists have also studied other ...

Emus have an image problem, thanks to Rod Hull’s aggressive puppet and the frequently repeated claim that they are the world’s stupidest bird. But the large flightless birds have shown they ...

Bird is the word this week in Slinger, where a search is on for a stolen four-foot emu statue. Police say on March 8th at approximately 3:20PM, ...

On this week's episode: big bird intelligence, astronauts should jump, sheep and human history, and a tiny great ape.

Australia found itself engaged in one of the most bizarre conflicts in history — against emus, large flightless birds known ...