“Oh, God,” purred the Iranian, “I’m so happy to have some people!” We paused our frantic cross-table whispering as a member ...

ELKO — Due to its often dry climate, Nevada’s primary form of agriculture is cattle ranching. But amid the lack of regular ...

Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers.

Hummingbird flower mites use static electricity to hop between flowers. Researchers initially thought scent guided them.

A trio of biologists from the University of Connecticut; the Organization for Tropical Studies, in Costa Rica; and the ...

Rufous hummingbirds in particular are well-known for their peregrinations across the continent, and over several decades have ...

Hummingbirds are small but remarkably tough. Some species make migrations of more than 5,590 miles a year. Their journeys are ...

When hummingbirds visit multiple flowers, you usually see the mites going down their beaks only when they touch the first ...

Terry Masear’s dedication to nursing hummingbirds back to health offers tidbits of wisdom about practicing empathy and living each moment to the fullest.

During snowless winters like we are having this year, I relish the evergreen plants in my garden as they add a touch of green ...