We all know that bats are masters of the night, with their high-pitched calls and whisper-quiet wings, weaving through tangled trees and swooping in on insects in total darkness. But exactly how they ...

Bats navigate chaos in complete darkness by listening to shifting echoes, adjusting speed instantly without tracking every ...

If you have ever watched a bat cut through the night sky, it almost feels unreal. No light, no landmarks, yet no crashes ...

The experimental results demonstrated that bats rely on acoustic flow for speed control, which may serve them in navigation.

Most library-goers don’t get to enjoy a bit of nature while pursuing books; not so for Portugal’s Joanine Library. A colony of bats has called the library home since the 18th century. The fascinating ...

It is Bat Week, an international celebration of the flying mammals and their importance. I visited the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to get some bat facts. Bats get a bad rap. Maybe it's Bram Stoker's ...

Bats are some of the most misunderstood mammals on the planet. While some do drink blood, the vast majority enjoy a diet of ...

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

A long-standing mystery about how wild bats navigate complex environments in complete darkness with remarkable precision, has been solved in a new University of Bristol-led study. The findings are ...