These hummingbird chicks are ready to join the adults at the local feeders, where a predator lurks nearby: a roadrunner. Like the cartoon, the real roadrunner is clever — and also a hunter.

The hummingbird study that Tom Smith and Chris Schneider are conducting in Ecuador is part of a much larger research program spanning three continents. Evolutionary biologists are fanning out and ...

Thanks to its unique geographical intersection of ocean, mountains, deserts, wetlands and urban development, San Diego County is recognized as the most biologically diverse county in the continental ...

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While October is a very busy month for PBS, we can understand if you want to get away from the wall-to-wall coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election. PBS has a first-class news organization ...

Where it lives: Europe and North Africa, migrating north in summer and south in winter What it eats: Nectar Why it's awesome: ...

The male ruby-throated hummingbird does indeed have a striking red throat, though the female of the species does not. You would have to look quickly to see either, however, as these speedy little ...

The Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science (PBS) is a growing community of researchers, intellectuals, and students who investigate the human mind and behaviour in a societal context. Our ...

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 a reenactment of an experiment that ...

Local filmmakers’ ‘America’s Wildest City’ premieres Wednesday, then a giant-screen version arrives Nov. 22 at the Nat ...

Coming Soon! Premieres Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Experience ...

The world famous Hummingbird Bakery has released a cookbook so you can bake the sweets loved by stars, such as celebrity mum Gwyneth Paltrow. We've got a sneak preview here of the tasty baked treats ...