Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled with the wonders of the universe as she is. When she's not daydreaming about flying through space, she's daydreaming ...

When Mischief the White-Necked Raven talks, he sounds uncannily like a human. It’s really very bizarre. Ravens, his owner explains, are excellent at mimicking the sound they hear. But unlike parrots, ...

A talented raven has learned to mimic the sound of a human and has used it to utter the German phrase for 'my darling'. Wildlife photographer Lothar Lenz came across the tame raven at a nearby zoo in ...