Hummingbirds are natural acrobats, twisting their wings in ways that let them fly backward and upside down, unlike any other bird (SN: 1/13/16). New high-speed video now shows how, using a bit of ...

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 ...

A tiny bird fossil discovered in Wyoming offers clues to the precursors of swift and hummingbird wings. The fossil is unusual in having exceptionally well-preserved feathers, which allowed the ...

Imagine seeing a hummingbird for the first time. Hold it in your mind that you have passed your life on one of those less-fortunate continents like Europe or Asia, two old worlds equally devoid of ...

You already know that hummingbirds are amazing animals — they can hover in place for minutes at a time, fly backwards at will, and flap their buzzing wings up to 70 times per second. But how much do ...

We hear them all summer and notice them buzzing by, but even when they stop at a flower or feeder, you may not see the brilliant color of these incredible birds. These birds are hummingbirds, the ...

The hummingbird is named after its pleasant humming sound when it hovers in front of flowers to feed. But only now has it become clear how the wing generates the hummingbird's namesake sound when it ...