A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute used a robot to mimic common big-eared bats' echolocation skills ...

Bats are well known for their ability to “see” with sound, using echolocation to find food and their roosts. Some bats may also conceive a map made of sounds from their home range. This map can help ...

According to past experiments, big-eared bats use leaves as acoustic mirrors to hunt silent insects. The theory stated that ...

A long-standing mystery about how wild bats navigate complex environments in complete darkness with remarkable precision, has ...

Bats live in a world of sounds. They use vocalizations both to communicate with their conspecifics and for navigation. For the latter, they emit sounds in the ultrasonic range, which echo and enable ...

Bats are nocturnal hunters and use echolocation to orient themselves by emitting high-frequency ultrasonic sounds in rapid succession and evaluating the calls' reflections. Yet, they have retained a ...

Scientists have finally cracked the code on how bats fly through dense forests without crashing. This discovery of sound flow ...

Bats are nocturnal hunters and use echolocation to orientate themselves by emitting high-frequency ultrasonic sounds in rapid succession and evaluating the calls’ reflections. Yet, they have retained ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Under the darkness of night, bats use soundwaves to find moths to ...

Biologists and engineers have joined forces to build a new robot bat that’s helping us understand how real bats use ...