While female green hermit hummingbirds have curved bills, males’ straighter mouthparts are built for stabbing one another, a ...

If there was a theme to Saturday’s concert at the Schindler House, it had to do with instrumental paths less taken. Maverick approaches concerned the musical tool itself -- the bagpipe, put through ...

The sharp, elongated bills of green hermit hummingbirds aren’t just fine-tuned for feeding; they also allow males to joust like knights over mates ...

Ithaca, NY—At night, hummingbirds lower their body temperature and metabolism drastically by dropping into an energy-saving state of inactivity called torpor. Scientists from multiple universities now ...

As the Earth’s climate warms, some animals may seek a reprieve from the heat in colder, northern climates or higher altitudes. For some species, these cooler locales may provide greener—so to ...