It may sound like a scene from "Nosferatu," but research from the University of East Anglia shows that humans can use ...

Daniel Kish uses echolocation to sense his surroundings. May 26, 2011— -- Daniel Kish was 13 months old when he lost his eyes to cancer, but that didn't stop him from getting around. By making a ...

It’s now well-established that bats can develop a mental picture of their environment using echolocation. But we’re still figuring out what that means—how bats take the echoes of their own ...

It may seem remarkable, but significant evidence shows that humans could learn this sound-based “superpower” with some practice.

It's now well-established that bats can develop a mental picture of their environment using echolocation. But we're still figuring out what that means—how bats take the echoes of their own ...

What do bats, dolphins, shrews, and whales have in common? Echolocation! Echolocation is the ability to use sound to navigate. Many animals, and even some humans, are able to use sounds in order to ...

Bats use a perceptual system called echolocation that allows them to produce high pitch sounds that bounce off nearby objects and living things. Humans can't normally hear these sounds, unless they're ...

Bats are unique mammals, the only group capable of powered flight. They are also extremely diverse, with about 1,440 species that make up more than 20% of all known mammal species. Most bats navigate ...

Bats are nocturnal hunters and use echolocation to orientate themselves by emitting high-frequency ultrasonic sounds in rapid succession and evaluating the calls’ reflections. Yet, they have retained ...