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

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

Bats are fascinating creatures and are the only true flying mammals. There are over 1,500 species worldwide, so they account for around 20 percent of all mammals! You will find them almost everywhere ...

Scientists built a robot to help explain how a tropical bat spots insects perched on leaves using echolocation, a highly sophisticated behavior that requires precise, split-second decision making on ...

For years, scientists believed that an animal’s size dictated how it hunted; large predators like lions and polar bears could chase and capture big prey, while smaller creatures conserved energy by ...