Hummingbirds are some of the most sophisticated fliers on Earth, weaving in and out of branches without so much as rustling a leaf. Now, biologists have discovered a new mechanism these feathered ...

Hummingbirds use two distinct sensory strategies to control their flight, depending on whether they're hovering or in forward motion, according to new research. Hummingbirds use two distinct sensory ...

Hummingbirds are extreme athletes, deftly hovering and darting between flowers. Now a combination of high-speed filming and computer simulations reveals how the birds’ wings manipulate the surrounding ...

Several years ago a young hummingbird that had been blown out of its nest was brought in to the rescue center; as it grew, I wondered how it would learn the intricacies of hummingbird flight.

Using a novel modeling method, a team of researchers gained new insights into how hummingbirds produce wing movement, which could lead to design improvements in flying robots. Hummingbirds occupy a ...

Amy Wilms remembers the first time she walked down to the bird banding station at Hueston Woods State Park. Dave Russell, senior lecturer in biology at Miami University and co-founder of the nonprofit ...

Designer Eleanor Lutz used high-speed nature footage, Photoshop, and Illustrator to map the wingbeats of five different species. The result is a visually arresting confluence of art and science that ...

A beautiful gif deconstructs the wing motions of a bat, a goose, a moth, a dragonfly and a hummingbird to reveal the looping patterns therein. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to ...

Hummingbirds combine vivid colors and amazing flight skills in a tiny body. Most hummingbirds are between 2 and 5 inches long, with even the heaviest hummingbird weighing less than an AA battery. The ...