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In 2021, a group of scientists from China engineered the RoboFalcon—a bird-inspired flapping-wing robot with a newly ...

Of all the birds on this planet, hummingbirds are one of the most unique and, dare I say, charming. Even if you live in an area with hummingbirds, actually seeing one can still be an extremely rare ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Temperatures are trending up this time of year, and so are the hummingbirds. The colorful and speedy birds are migrating north throughout the United States and several reported ...

ARKANSAS, USA — Hummingbird season is here and experts are asking for help in tracking them by submitting sightings online. Hummingbirds are easy to recognize as they tend to fly low and hover over ...

Photographer’s description: “Oftentimes, a hummingbird will come to the feeder in our backyard. I suspect it’s not very camera-shy, as it lets me get within a good 6 feet of it and sometimes looks ...

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 ...

With hummingbird fall migration season is underway, a digital map offers the chance to track sightings. Here's what to know.

The Nano Hummingbird could be among the first of many bird-based flying machines.Courtesy AeroVironment Inc. When it comes to maneuverability, modern flying machines pale in comparison to an everyday ...

Hummingbirds are highly maneuverable fliers, flitting forward and backward as they home in on flowers. But in the dense foliage many inhabit, they often encounter gaps that are too narrow for their ...

Hummingbirds occupy a unique place in nature: They fly like insects but have the musculoskeletal system of birds. According to Bo Cheng, the Kenneth K. and Olivia J. Kuo Early Career Associate ...

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 ...