The project, Voices of the Avon Tideway, has yielded surprising results so far he says: “It’s a wild place even though it ...

We are entering a delicate time of year for our nesting birds of prey or raptors, the fledging season. Raptor fledging season ...

Most of us associate echolocation with bats. These amazing creatures are able to chirp at frequencies beyond the limit of our hearing, and they use the reflected sound to map the world around them. It ...

Echolocation is not just a skill that dolphins or bats possess. Believe it or not, humans can also 'see with sound', and it's surprisingly easy for people to learn. Becoming an expert is another ...

Echolocation lets animals use sound as a guide in places where vision fails. They send out clicks, chirps, or taps and interpret the returning echoes to find prey, avoid danger, or move confidently in ...

A new navigation system developed at the University of Michigan enables robots and drones to operate effectively in environments where conventional visual tools fail. By using echolocation—similar to ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

According to recent research by German and Israeli scientists, bats’ echolocation maps are far more expansive than previously thought, allowing them to navigate journeys spanning several kilometers.

Deep-diving whales that rely on sound rather than vision to hunt in the ocean’s darkest depths are confusing plastic marine debris for prey, new findings suggest. For the study, “Acoustic signature of ...

A new study published in the journal Science reveals that Kuhl's pipistrelle bats can navigate over long distances using echolocation and vision. The research describes how these bats can identify ...