How a flying bat sees space | EurekAlert!

It could also help blind people better navigate their world, "if they can use the rules that bats use," Kothari said. And it could help us understand how mammals, in general, comprehend their ... Read More

Scientists solve 'cocktail party' mystery of bat echolocation

Feb. 4, 2021 — Although scientists knew that some bats could reach heights of over 1,600 meters (or approximately one mile) above the ground during flight, they didn't understand how they ... Read More

Scientists solve the mystery of bat echolocation - MSN

So you change your echolocation in a way that gives you the best detail about that one neighbor, even if everything else becomes noise.” In other words, bats aren’t trying to avoid all jamming. Read More

How Blind People Orient Themselves Using Bat-Like Echolocation

Not to mention, people don’t have large, mobile ears like bats, Science explains, who can swivel their ears like radar dishes to detect echoes off of tiny, flying insects. Read More

How Bats Distinguish Echolocation and Communication Calls

The fact that the bat brainstem processes various complex acoustic signals differently can also help scientists to understand how the brain deciphers and processes complex human speech. Reference: ... Read More

Study reveals how bats use echolocation and vision to navigate over long distances - MSN

The research shows that bats can use echolocation to perform map-based navigation over long distances, with a sound map aiding navigation over distances of up to 1.8 miles. Read More

Scientists solve “cocktail party” mystery of bat echolocation

Every night, bats emerge out of roosts in massive numbers, creating what scientists have called a “cocktail party nightmare” of clashing echolocations. Nobody knew how bats managed ... Read More