New research suggests male hawkmoths have three distinct anti-bat, ultrasound-producing systems. These may have evolved ...

And, of course, there's the indispensable trick of using one's genitals to scramble the sonar of hunting bats. No, your eyes ...

From eavesdropping to echolocation tricks, science is giving us an inside look into how various bat species weaponize sound ...

What you'll discover in this article ・Hawkmoths and bats exist in a predator-prey relationship turned evolutionary arms race.

For decades scientists have argued about where bats originated. A recently published study in the journal Nature offers new ...

What’s that chirping sound coming through the detector? Did you feel something whiz past? Those are just some ways people ...

Daredevil is one of the most intriguing superheroes in the Marvel universe. He is a blind lawyer who fights crime using his ...

Researchers document bat populations by sending volunteers out with recording devices to catalog the flying mammals in the ...

It's Bat Week, and to celebrate, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is holding a competition to highlight some of America's ...

Still, don’t get overly sentimental. The team also recorded strong heart rate reactions when the mothers heard calls from the random adult male. It’s possible the bats interpreted the sounds as a ...

A mother bat has one crucial challenge: find her own babies among hundreds of other bats in the colony. Making sure she cares for and nurses only her own offspring is important to ensuring their ...

Bats are a familiar sight around Halloween, often portrayed as spooky creatures to be feared. Like spiders, they’re frequently misunderstood, despite their important role in the ecosystem. Bats help ...