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

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

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

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

Bats use echolocation to get around, but it wasn’t clear how these creatures managed to navigate dense environments—until now ...

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

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Bats are well known for their ability to “see” with sound ...

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

A trained hawk carried sensors through a swarm of hundreds of thousands of bats, recording data that helped researchers figure out how the flying mammals manage to pick out their own high-pitched ...

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