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 ...

How fast do hummingbirds fly? Hummingbird wing speed varies depending on the species. The smaller the hummingbird, the faster it flaps its wings. Ruby-throated hummingbird wings beat about 50 times a ...

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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 ...

High-speed cameras have revealed how hummingbirds negotiate their way through tiny gaps while in flight, which happens much too quickly for the human eye to properly see. The findings could inform new ...

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 ...