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 ...

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

Wondering if you may have a bat infestation in your attic? These are the signs to look for -- and methods for getting them out and keeping them out.

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

Bats are some of the most misunderstood mammals on the planet. While some do drink blood, the vast majority enjoy a diet of ...

In a new study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, scientists from the University of Bristol reframe the concept of echolocation.

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute used a robot to mimic common big-eared bats' echolocation skills ...

If you have ever watched a bat cut through the night sky, it almost feels unreal. No light, no landmarks, yet no crashes ...

You hear a faint, unsettling scratch, scratch, scratch coming from inside your walls. It might sound like the start of a horror movie, but in reality, it could be a sign of an infestation. Mysterious ...

Flying bats do not travel through silence. Every call they make comes back layered with sound from leaves, branches, trunks, ...

A frog-eating bat approaches a túngara frog, one of its preferred foods. Image credit: Grant Maslowski It is late at night, and we are silently watching a bat in a roost through a night-vision camera.

HOP BOTTOM, Pa. (AP) — Biologist Richard Fritsky drives at 20 miles per hour down a dark country road. He’s listening. With a $965 microphone, sophisticated computer programs and his biology training, ...