It’s dusk, and you’re outside taking down the last of the Christmas decorations. Suddenly, you hear what sounds like a ping-pong ball that just got dropped. It starts out slow, accelerates in tempo ...

CBC Radio’s science program Quirks & Quarks interviewed Eduardo Mercado III for a segment about his new book “Why Whales Sing,” which reconceives whale song as a sophisticated sonar system, upending ...

The San Diego Humane Society honored World Wildlife Conservation Day with a first-time event: the successful release of a hoary bat equipped with a Motus tracking device, a first for this species in ...

In the meta of evolution, bats break all the rules. With flight, sonar, and intelligence, they’ve achieved a combination no other mammal can match. This analysis decodes their stats, abilities, and ...

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UW-Madison's Bat Brigade meets weekly April through October at Lakeshore Nature Preserve to collect data about different bat species on campus. The group uses a device called an Echo Meter, which ...

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Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are developing tiny drones inspired by bats for search and rescue missions. The aerial robots use echolocation, like bats, to navigate in dark and ...

With their beady eyes, sharp fangs and leathery wings, bats have long been staples of Halloween and all things spooky. They’re seen as creatures of the night determined to at least tangle themselves ...

Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez receives funding from The Royal Society, British Cactus and Succulent Society. October is bats’ time in the spotlight, although they are mostly portrayed as spooky and creepy ...

There are three species of bats that eat birds. We know that because we have found feathers and other avian remains in their feces. What we didn’t know was how exactly they hunt birds, which are quite ...

The recording gives it away. First, a sudden plunge in altitude, then distressed bird calls before a prolonged series of chewing sounds. The largest bat species in Europe has been caught in the act by ...