Sometimes nature surprises us with extraordinary products of evolution. One prime example is the extraordinary sword-billed ...

Hummingbirds love to eat insects just as much as they love to drink nectar. Adding a wide range of nectar-rich plants can ...

Hummingbirds are masters of the air--unique among birds for their ability to hover for long periods of time. Using a sophisticated digital imaging technique, scientists have now determined the ...

Hummingbird flight mechanics have been well studied but far less is known about how their sense of touch helps them sip nectar from a flower without bumping into it. Most of what scientists know about ...

Have hummingbirds visited your feeders this season? Our appreciation for our tiny avian neighbors is well documented, which is why our eyes are always peeled for a glimpse of a hummingbird flitting ...

How fast do hummingbirds fly? Hummingbird wing speed varies depending on the species. The smaller the hummingbird, the faster it flaps its wings. Ruby-throated hummingbird wings beat about 50 times a ...

Soldiering through nightly suspended animation, a (nearly) all-sugar diet, backwards flight and long migrations, the birds’ tiny physiques prove mighty. By Bob Holmes / Knowable Magazine Published Sep ...

While the authors had predicted the neurons of this hummingbird brain region would be tuned to slow motion, they in fact found the opposite: LM neurons were sensitive to quick visual motion, most ...

As far as birds go, hummingbirds are some of the cutest feathery guests that can grace your garden. They're tiny bundles of energy that zip, hover, and flash iridescent colors searching for their next ...

I am aware that what I think is delightful, especially in the insect world, many people do not. However, hummingbird hawk moths are one insect most everyone gets truly excited to see. These moths are ...

The sphinx moth has a name that sounds straight out of mythology, but it actually reflects three very real creatures. Its name draws from the sphinx, the hawk, and the hummingbird — each describing ...