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 ...

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

According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, there are 13 species of bats in Ohio, and four are listed as an ...

Bats get a deadly bad rap — but they could play a lifesaving role in cancer treatment, according to a “fascinating new study” that examines their remarkable immune systems. Despite their long ...

Bracken Cave is home to the largest bat colony, consisting of 20 million bats. Discover why bat have lived there for more ...

When bats can't hear, new research finds that these hearing-dependent animals employ a remarkable compensation strategy. They adapt immediately and robustly, suggesting for the first time that bats' ...

Bat researcher Aditya Srinivasulu on his new study cataloguing bat echolocation data, how these flying mammals are important ...

As the Coast’s warm, subtropical environment is a draw for snowbirds and tourists, it’s also a draw for bats — an environmentally essential, but often overlooked, part of the region’s ecosystem.

Pallas’s long-tongued bats have the fastest metabolism of any mammal, and feed on the nectar from flowers by hovering just outside of them like a hummingbird. Now, using high-speed infrared cameras, ...