At 6:30 on a Wednesday morning, the early August sun creeps over a rocky ridge at Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. Dense stands of Gambel oak, Utah serviceberry and rabbitbrush ...

Quick Take Ruby-throated hummingbirds migrate about 2,000 miles annually from North America to the Yucatan Peninsula and back ...

Conservationists often point out that, in nature, everything is connected. Remove a certain species from an ecosystem, and other seemingly unrelated ones might suffer. Such an invisible thread ties ...

Soldiering through nightly suspended animation, a (nearly) all-sugar diet, backwards flight and long migrations, the birds’ tiny physiques prove mighty. By Bob Holmes / Knowable Magazine Published Sep ...

Hummingbirds are masters of the air -- unique among birds for their ability to hover for long periods of time. Using a sophisticated digital imaging technique, scientists have now determined the ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Researchers wanted to study how Anna's hummingbirds adapted to higher elevation. (Pictured: male Anna's hummingbird) Robert McMorran/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Wikimedia Commons under Public ...

Beccy holds a PhD in Biological Science, a Master’s in Molecular Biology of Parasites and Disease Vectors, and a Bachelor’s in Human Biology and Forensic Science. Beccy holds a PhD in Biological ...

The world's oldest known modern hummingbird fossils have been discovered in Germany. The tiny skeletons are also the first modern-type hummingbird fossils ever found in the Old World. These creatures, ...

Evolved differences in muscle power and wing size -- along with a touch of skill -- govern hummingbirds' inflight agility, according to new research. As opposed to other winged animals, larger species ...

New research shows that the nectar-drinking birds use their enhanced color vision to distinguish sources of food. By Veronique Greenwood Hummingbirds were already impressive. They move like hurried ...