Many bat species emit echolocation calls and use the returning echoes to find their way, detect the presence of fluttering insects, and locate and catch them. A new study investigated this behavior in ...

Bats hold some of the most jaw-dropping records in the entire animal kingdom, from the world's smallest mammal to creatures ...

Clicks, squeaks, chirps, and buzzes...though they may be difficult to distinguish to our ears, such sounds are used by echolocating animals to paint a vivid picture of their surroundings. By ...

For years, a small number of people who are blind have used echolocation, by making a clicking sound with their mouths and listening for the reflection of the sound to judge their surroundings. Now, ...

The call that comes back as a map A bat leaving its roost at dusk emits ultrasound pulses at frequencies between 20 and 200 kilohertz, well above the ceiling of human hearing, which tops out around 20 ...

Blind as a bat? Hardly. All bats can see to some degree, and certain species possess prominent eyes and a keen sense of vision. Take the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus). This species is ...

A new international study led by Aarhus University in Denmark, in collaboration with the Universities of St Andrews and La Laguna, Tenerife, reveals how whales have evolved to live in the world's ...

New research shows that blind and visually impaired people have the potential to use echolocation, similar to that used by bats and dolphins, to determine the location of an object. The study examined ...

People who are visually impaired will often use a cane to feel out their surroundings. With training and practice, people can learn to use the pitch, loudness and timbre of echoes from the cane or ...

Human echolocation operates as a viable 'sense,' working in tandem with other senses to deliver information to people with visual impairment, according to new research. Ironically, the proof for the ...

Much like bats and dolphins, some people have developed the ability to analyze bouncing sound waves to generate a picture of their environment. Image via Flickr user poolski When a bat flies through ...