Do hummingbirds drink alcohol? More often than you think
You may not realize it, but that backyard hummingbird feeder filled with sugar water is a natural experiment in fermentation ...
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Hummingbirds use torpor in varying ways to survive cold temps
Hummingbirds have the fastest metabolism of any animal. The tropical hummingbirds that live in the Andes Mountains in South America ...
Pink + pink = gold: hybrid hummingbird’s feathers don’t match its parents
The Pink-throated Brilliant hummingbird, Heliodoxa gularis, has, unsurprisingly, a brilliant pink throat. So does its cousin, the Rufous-webbed Brilliant hummingbird, ...
Whiskers help nectar-eating “acro bats” hover like hummingbirds
From dragonflies to hummingbirds, hovering flight is among the most complex and captivating forms of animal movement—a physiological feat of ...
These female hummingbirds evolved to look like males — apparently to evade aggression
FROM: James Urton Credit: Irene Mendez Cruz FROM: James Urton University of Washington 206-543-2580 jurton@uw.edu (NOTE: researcher contact information at ...
In colorful avian world, hummingbirds rule
New Haven, Conn. — Yale ornithologist Richard Prum has spent years studying the molecules and nanostructures that give many bird ...
Hummingbirds may struggle to go any further uphill
Any animal ascending a mountain experiences a double whammy of impediments: the air gets thinner as it also becomes colder, ...
Hummingbirds exert fine control over body heat
Ithaca, NY—At night, hummingbirds lower their body temperature and metabolism drastically by dropping into an energy-saving state of inactivity called ...
Energy-saving strategy helps hummingbirds fuel their long migrations
Ruby-throated hummingbirds use the same energy-conserving strategy to survive overnight fasts and build the fat stores they need to fuel ...
Hummingbirds can smell their way out of danger
In less time than it takes to read this sentence, hummingbirds can catch a whiff of potential trouble. That’s the ...
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Groundbreaking mathematical proof: new insights into typhoon dynamics unveiled
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New study will examine irritable bowel syndrome as long COVID symptom
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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Weather researchers explore deep convective clouds in coastal cities
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A better understanding of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome could benefit long COVID patients
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Hairy polymer balls help get genetic blueprints inside T-cells for blood cancer therapy