Sudden loud noises can cause severe acoustic trauma in bats, whose sensitive hearing allows them to navigate using echolocation ...

Dispelling myths, bats are vital for ecological balance, controlling pests, pollinating plants, and spreading seeds. These ...

The recording gives it away. First, a sudden plunge in altitude, then distressed bird calls before a prolonged series of ...

After nearly 25 years of investigation, scientists have solved the mystery. Europe’s largest bat not only eats small birds, it hunts and catches them more than a kilometer above the ground—and ...

Researchers race to protect West Coast bats from a fungus that has ravaged colonies elsewhere, and citizen scientists in Washington are filling in the gaps.

Bats belong to the order Chiroptera-not Rodentia. They're actually more closely related to primates than they are to rodents.

International Bat Week will be observed Oct. 24 to 31, 2025, including educational events and outings in Wisconsin.

Discover the top 10 animals that can see in the dark. From owls and geckos to deep-sea fish, explore how nature’s night ...

Ultrasonic energy is widely used to sense the presence of nearby objects and even determine their distance if needed, as well ...

At night, the city hums with unseen life. Thriving as they always have in spaces created by humans, rodents dart between ...

Description: I don’t actually believe in echolocation as a real tool for humans to actually use. We’re not bats. I do, however, have a really good sense of hearing and I use it in ways other people ...

These enormous moths are nature’s masterpieces. Learn which species are the largest and what makes each one so extraordinary.