There’s no mistaking the dizzying display of a hummingbird’s wings as it zips around from flower to flower looking for nectar ...

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Anna's hummingbird flying in the experimental setup, drinking sugar water from a fake flower. Credit: Lentink Lab / Stanford University. Anna's hummingbird flying in the experimental setup, drinking ...

B.J. Balakumar's robotic hummingbird wing isn't as pretty as the real thing. It lacks jewel-like colors and the iridescent glint of hummingbird feathers. But what the unadorned metal wing does have is ...

Bio-inspired wind sensing using strain sensors on flexible wings could revolutionize robotic flight control strategy. Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a method to detect ...

The Pentagon is pouring millions of dollars into the development of tiny drones inspired by biology — such as the hummingbird — each equipped with video and audio equipment that can record sights and ...

Hummingbirds rank among the world's most accomplished hovering animals, but how do they manage it in gusty winds? Researchers have built a robotic hummingbird wing to discover the answer. Hummingbirds ...

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 ...

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 ...

Their diminutive wings fluttering 15 to 80 times a second, hummingbirds are homing in on the Lower Hudson Valley as they fly north for the spring. Some are already here. A sighting of a ruby-throated ...