A new study has shown how Japanese horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus nippon) handle noisy environments ...

Sound plays an important role for many animals, helping them navigate and hunt. Echolocation is the ability of animals like bats and dolphins to locate objects by emitting sound waves and interpreting ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nothing can set your pulse racing like mysterious noises coming from somewhere in your home's rafters. Nothing, that is, except coming face to ...

"Lots of things fly at night," says Harlan Gough, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Nightfall can set the stage for an acrobatic high-stakes drama in the air — a swirl of ...

Crowded skies are forcing gray bats to adjust their echolocation, revealing how they adapt their calls in real time to avoid confusion.

An acoustic battle between bats and their insect prey has been raging in the night skies for over 65 million years. Many different techniques are used, and our new study reveals the fascinating ...