For months, it’s been a curious footnote to the new Vikings stadium: The venue, which will include extensive amounts of glass, could pose a lethal hazard to birds that fly into it. The issue has ...

University of Alberta researchers have pinpointed a section in the tiny hummingbird's brain that may be responsible for its unique ability to stay stationary mid-air and hover. University of Alberta ...

As of today, the Wikipedia entry for the hummingbird explains that the bird's flight generates in its wake a single trail of vortices that helps the bird hover. But after conducting experiments with ...

Hummingbirds are tiny gems in our gardens. These minute birds hover almost magically and fill our gardens with iridescent color. But maybe you find yourself asking: What do hummingbirds eat? Many ...

MESSENGER will not go gentle into that good night. The mission will end sometime this spring when the spacecraft runs out of propellant and the force of solar gravity causes it to impact the surface ...

A drone with flapping wings that can make quick turns like a bird could one day be used to monitor crowds as well as crops in fields. The drone consists of a motor and a battery attached to a set of X ...