'Acro Bats' Species Rely on Whiskers Eating Flower Nectars Resembling Hummingbirds, New Study Reveals

Medicine & Technology Feb 10, 2023

Know how nectar-feeding bats use their extra-long whiskers to optimize hovering and feeding. Read on to learn more about the coevolution between bats and flowers, and the impact on conservation efforts. Uncover the amazing sensory world of these creatures!

Hummingbirds Taken Atop a Mountain to Analyze the Effects of Climate Change on the Species

May 27, 2022

Hummingbirds live high-energy lifestyles, which is why researchers wanted to find out how climate change can affect these birds. Read on to find out more about how hummingbirds perform in elevations where there is less oxygen.

"Hummingbird Whisperer" Feeds More than 200 Birds with Specialized Nectar Mix

Jun 17, 2021

Melanie Barboni, an assistant researcher at UCLA has come to be known as the Hummingbird Whisperer feeding more than 200 hummingbirds from her UCLA office window and advocating sustainable conservation efforts.

Hummingbirds Can See More Colors With Greater Spectrum Than Human Eye: Here’s Why

Jun 16, 2020

Hummingbirds can see colors that people do not because they have four types of color-sensitive cone cells.

Competing Hummingbird Species Exhibit Diverse Feeding Strategies

May 05, 2017

Researchers studied the feeding behaviors of hummingbird species and concluded that there are four kinds of strategies adopted by them.

Birds vs Bees: Flowers Evolved To Lure Specific Pollinators

Apr 22, 2017

Research found that flowers believed to have evolved to lure hummingbirds really showed combinations of traits to keep away bumblebees, whose visits were 'wasteful' for the plants.

Could the Way Hummingbirds Hover Help Aviation Technology?

Mar 30, 2015

A team of researchers from Stanford University has found the answer to the age-old questions: what makes bird wings so much more efficient than man-made aircraft wings?

A Holiday Filled With Chirps & Cheer—The Christmas Bird Count

Dec 21, 2014

When it comes time to the Christmas season, people innately begin counting the birds: four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and whole lot of other species. But if you’re an ornithologist, then the holiday season also marks an important time for bird-watching. Waking up before sunrise and catching a glimpse of the black-necked stilts or the white-tailed kites may be a part of your daily agenda, but when Dec. 14 rolls around you’re ready for day long adventures to camp out and count the local bird species in the skies.

Genomic Study Reveals Pre-Cambrian Explosion of Bird Species, Who Faired Better than Gentle Dinosaurs

Dec 14, 2014

They’re far from the scaled reptilian giants that once walked the Earth, but for decades researchers have sought out an evolutionary connection between our winged bird species of today and the dinosaurs that once took flight in prehistoric times. For the past four years, a team of international researchers have fully developed The Avian Phylogenomics Project, in which they have sequenced genomes of nearly all species of the evolutionary branches including a majority of birds known to man. Now that the research is done, the mapping of 48 bird species genomes has evolved into more than two-dozen articles published in the journal Science, as well as a new understanding of how birds may link to their dinosaur ancestors.

Can A Peripheral Anomaly Cause Hummingbirds to Crash?

Dec 11, 2014

For decades now, man has modeled their methods of flight from the majestic bird species that have conquered the skies. But what if there’s a glitch in birds’ programming that remains hidden in the secrets of aviation?