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

We all know that bats are masters of the night, with their high-pitched calls and whisper-quiet wings, weaving through tangled trees and swooping in on insects in total darkness. But exactly how they ...

When people say bats “screech,” they are usually talking about echolocation calls. Many bats send out very loud ultrasonic bursts and listen for the echoes to map the world and spot insects in the ...

New research shows that just like humans, vampire bats with deep social relationships use similar sounds as one another to communicate ...

Spix’s disc-winged bats shrieked when they were first shown mealworms, a new food for them. Were they alarmed, or were they communicating their excitement to their fellow bats? Elisabeth King Tightly ...