We all know that bats are masters of the night, with their high-pitched calls and whisper-quiet wings, weaving through ...

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

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

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

Hairy tale Treating bats with a depilatory cream has lead to the discovery that the microscopic hairs on their wings are crucial for flight control. The bat is the only mammal truly capable of flight.

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

For the past 25 years, Professor of Engineering and Biology Sharon Swartz and Professor of Engineering Kenneth Breuer ’82 P’14 P’16 have been fascinated by animal flight. The two professors have ...