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

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 ...

Researchers made a robot bat that demonstrates how real bats use echolocation to find prey at night, contributing to the fields of biology, engineering, and robotics.

Like so many mini submarines equipped with sonar, they deftly navigate dark forests and caves by listening for the echoes of ...

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

Why do researchers think big-eared bats can find hidden insects without having to scrutinize every leaf in a forest?Their ...

(CN) — Bats might not lead the most exciting lives, but they do have one real-life superpower that aids in their evening hunts for insect dinners: echolocation. In a new study published by the ...

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 ...

As darkness falls and the air begins to cool, thousands of bats burst from the narrow mouth of their cave. The sky comes alive with their flapping wings, filling the air like a living liquid. It's a ...

Most bats use echolocation to navigate and hunt, but some use their ears for another trick: eavesdropping. Hunt like a bat! How baby bats learn to eavesdrop on their next meal There are over 1400 ...