You might know hummingbirds are the only bird species that can fly backward. You might not realize all 363 species of hummingbirds on Earth occur in the New World. If you go to Africa or Thailand or ...

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

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 ...

Researchers have finally unravelled the unique strategies hummingbirds use to fly through small gaps while being unable to pull their wings in by nature. Most small bird species that feed on fruit, ...

Panels A and B show the side-on and underneath view of a hummingbird passing through an aperture sideways. C and D show the same views of the hummingbird passing thorough an aperture like a bullet ...

As summer vacations wrap up and North State kids return to school, one small bird is preparing for a monumental journey from the United States to Mexico. Hummingbird migration season gets underway ...