Clockwise from top left: A painted object; a dead jay; a stuffed, perched jay; and a stuffed owl predator are used to test jays' reactions to different objects. Western scrub jays summon others to ...

Over the years, we've learned what does and does not work in revivals and reboots, but Scrubs is throwing that rule book out the window.

Western scrub jays summon others to screech over the body of a dead jay, according to new research from the University of California, Davis. The birds' cacophonous "funerals" can last for up to half ...