One U.S. hummingbird species truly hunkers down for the winter, and that’s the Anna’s Hummingbird. In the early 1900s, they ...

You might want to skip over that so-called hummingbird house in the store, because it won't attract any birds. Luckily, there ...

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

It's the time of year when scientific organizations take a look back at some of the most amazing new animals, plants, fungi and other species they discovered in the past 12 months. Here are a few of ...

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

Terry Masear’s dedication to nursing hummingbirds back to health offers tidbits of wisdom about practicing empathy and living each moment to the fullest.

Rufous hummingbirds in particular are well-known for their peregrinations across the continent, and over several decades have ...

Hummingbirds use torpor to survive long migrations when food is scarce. Researchers found that they regulate fat reserves ...

Hummingbirds are small but remarkably tough. Some species make migrations of more than 5,590 miles a year. Their journeys are ...

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 ...