Articles for tag: Aerodynamics in Nature, Animal Physics, Bird Flight, Hummingbird Flight, Hummingbirds, Nature Facts

How Hummingbirds Defy the Laws of Flight

Suhail Ahmed

They seem to hang on invisible threads, their bodies motionless while their wings blur into a silver halo. For more than a century, that illusion has teased scientists and backyard watchers alike: how does a bird the size of a thumb beat physics at its own game? The mystery deepened as cameras sped up and ...