Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers.

To imagine how difficult it is for a hummingbird hawk-moth to maneuver its large appendage, Anna Stöckl at the University of Konstanz in Germany, whose research focuses on how animals see the ...

The male ruby-throated hummingbird does indeed have a striking red throat, though the female of the species does not. You would have to look quickly to see either, however, as these speedy little ...

His findings could contribute to our understanding of animal flight in general and hummingbird mating systems in particular. Most birds produce substantial upward force—aka lift force—only ...

Hummingbird flower mites use static electricity to hop between flowers. Researchers initially thought scent guided them.

While most of us don't want our yards to look macabre or neglected, leaving those spiderwebs alone for a while may help out your resident hummingbirds.

It’s not like she woke up one morning and thought, “I am going to be a hummingbird rehabilitator.” She always loved animals and grew up in the Midwest and was very involved in nature.

A trio of biologists from the University of Connecticut; the Organization for Tropical Studies, in Costa Rica; and the ...

The milky specks known as hummingbird mites are among the most skilled hitchhikers in the world. They live their lives inside ...

I had no idea about this hummingbird garden in New Jersey. Thousands of hummingbirds will be taking over New Jersey in 41 days as we head into spring.

Several years ago, biologists at Saguaro National Park began using the technology to track rare animals and invasive ... to collect samples from their hummingbird feeders in Arizona and New ...