There are over 10,000 species of birds in the world. Some, like the bumblebee hummingbird, are very small. Others, like the common ostrich, do not fly. If you consider birds that fly, then these are ...

The Crossbody has always been a site to see. Dozens of superstars have used it over years, doing their best belly flop into ...

To our eyes, they often are a blur. But high-speed cameras show us what makes these birds perfect flying machines. A captive Anna’s hummingbird feeds while hovering before an optical illusion in ...

What happens when the biodiversity witnessed by one generation fades into memory the next? These questions are crossroads at ...

Combine a trek through nature with outdoor yoga classes, a two-for-the-price-of-one workout, with opportunities in Los ...

The movie serves as a profile of wildlife rehabilitator Terry Masear, devoted to repairing broken birds, while articulating virtues of compassion and hope.

Mites who hitchhike on the beaks of hummingbirds use a surprising method to help them on their journey: electricity. These hummingbird flower mites feed on nectar and live within specific flowers for ...

The average person might think of hummingbirds as fragile, because they’re so small and intricately structured ... They're the descendants of some very, very tough animals.

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

It all came down to a single syllable on Jeopardy!‘s Tournament of Champions quarterfinal on Thursday (January 30). The ...