A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute used a robot to mimic common big-eared bats' echolocation skills ...
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 ...
Like so many mini submarines equipped with sonar, they deftly navigate dark forests and caves by listening for the echoes of ...
Why do researchers think big-eared bats can find hidden insects without having to scrutinize every leaf in a forest?Their ...
Biologists and engineers have joined forces to build a new robot bat that’s helping us understand how real bats use ...
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 ...
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 ...