You probably know that hummingbirds can hover, if you've ever watched them feed. But these tiny pollinators lead fascinating ...

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Anna's hummingbird flying in the experimental setup, drinking sugar water from a fake flower. Credit: Lentink Lab / Stanford University. Anna's hummingbird flying in the experimental setup, drinking ...

B.J. Balakumar's robotic hummingbird wing isn't as pretty as the real thing. It lacks jewel-like colors and the iridescent glint of hummingbird feathers. But what the unadorned metal wing does have is ...

A groundbreaking study from the Institute of Science Tokyo may change the future of robotic flight control by utilizing bio-inspired wind sensing techniques. Researchers have developed a method that ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Temperatures are trending up this time of year, and so are the hummingbirds. The colorful and speedy birds are migrating north throughout the United States and several reported ...

Researchers observed hummingbirds using 12 high-speed cameras, 6 pressure plates and 2176 microphones. The soft and complex feathered wings generate sound in a fashion similar to how the simpler wings ...

Photographer’s description: “This Anna’s hummingbird was getting a drink from a small fountain in my backyard. I happened to capture it mid-drop. Camera was a Nikon Z8 with an 800 mm lens, ISO 3600, 1 ...

For hummingbird lovers, the watch has begun. Hummingbirds have begun their migration from Central America and the Caribbean. A Web site tracking the trek north records a siting as far north as Jackson ...

This spring, our native coralbean, Erythrina herbacea, in our Brevard Discovery Garden (BDG) received numerous visits from hummingbirds. I know this because the tree is full of seed pods, which are ...