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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have used surreal visuals to test the flight characteristics of hummingbirds. The species use two distinct sensory strategies to control their flight, depending on whether they’re hovering ...

Hummingbirds are unique among birds for numerous reasons, and that also includes their backward flying capability. Like almost every other bird species, they can do it all: hover, fly upside down and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...