Echolocation: Bats and whales behave in surprisingly similar ways
Sperm whales weigh up to 50 tons, and the smallest bat barely reaches a gram. Nevertheless, the two species share … Continue reading → The post Echolocation: Bats and whales behave in surprisingly...
View ArticleBats use water ripples to hunt frogs
As the male tungara frog serenades females from a pond, he creates watery ripples that make him easier to target … Continue reading → The post Bats use water ripples to hunt frogs appeared first on...
View ArticleBats inspire ‘micro air vehicle’ designs: Small flying vehicles, complete...
By exploring how creatures in nature are able to fly by flapping their wings, researchers hope to apply that knowledge … Continue reading → The post Bats inspire ‘micro air vehicle’ designs: Small...
View ArticleWhite-nose syndrome that attacks bats is on the move
A sign posted at Mammoth Cave National Park in south-central Kentucky lets visitors know if they tour the largest known … Continue reading → The post White-nose syndrome that attacks bats is on the...
View ArticleTiny muscles help bats fine-tune flight, stiffen wing skin
Bats appear to use a network of hair-thin muscles in their wing skin to control the stiffness and shape of … Continue reading → The post Tiny muscles help bats fine-tune flight, stiffen wing skin...
View ArticleBlood-only diet numbed vampire bat’s taste buds
Vampire bats apparently don’t have much use for a delicate palate. Full Story Via FOX News … Continue reading → The post Blood-only diet numbed vampire bat’s taste buds appeared first on Headline News...
View ArticleBats use polarized light to navigate: First mammal known to use polarization...
The bats use the way the sun’s light is scattered in the atmosphere at sunset to calibrate their internal magnetic … Continue reading → The post Bats use polarized light to navigate: First mammal known...
View ArticleNew Jersey church orders bats in their attic to leave
The bats in the attic of a historic church in New Jersey are being evicted. Full Story Via FOX News … Continue reading → The post New Jersey church orders bats in their attic to leave appeared first on...
View ArticleBats bolster brain hypothesis, maybe technology, too
Bats demonstrate remarkable skill in tracking targets such as bugs through the trees in the dark of night. Decades of … Continue reading → The post Bats bolster brain hypothesis, maybe technology, too...
View ArticleBats invade Utah courthouse, cause move of some proceedings from 1 courtroom...
Order is being restored to the courthouse in St. George with the removal of dozens of bats from the building. … Continue reading → The post Bats invade Utah courthouse, cause move of some proceedings...
View ArticleStudy finds bats jam each other’s sonar in ‘aerial dogfights’
Bats don't mess around when it comes to food fights—they can prevent rivals from snagging prey by emitting a noise … Continue reading → The post Study finds bats jam each other’s sonar in ‘aerial...
View ArticleArrieta dodges Dodgers’ bats as Cubs ace no-hits LA
(Reuters) – Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta threw his first career no-hitter, finishing off the milestone in grand style by … Continue reading → The post Arrieta dodges Dodgers’ bats as Cubs ace no-hits...
View ArticleBlue Jays bats come to life to beat Royals
By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) – The Toronto Blue Jays blasted their way back into the American League championship Series … Continue reading → The post Blue Jays bats come to life to beat Royals...
View ArticleHungry beetles may end season for baseball’s ash bats
Popular baseball bats may soon disappear from fields as ravenous Asian beetles rapidly consume the wood used to make them, … Continue reading → The post Hungry beetles may end season for baseball’s ash...
View ArticleCubs bats humbled by Kershaw
(Reuters) – The Chicago Cubs have made a habit of delivering the timely late-inning hit this season, but on Sunday … Continue reading → The post Cubs bats humbled by Kershaw appeared first on News -...
View ArticleRecord-breaking bats can fly as fast as 99 mph, study says
Brazilian free-tailed bats don’t need a Batplane. Full Story Via FOX News … Continue reading → The post Record-breaking bats can fly as fast as 99 mph, study says appeared first on News - Breaking News...
View ArticleNetanyahu bats away claims he incited to Rabin’s murder
PM condemns assassination as ‘shocking political murder,’ posts video from 1995 in which he called hostile rhetoric ‘immoral’ Full Story … Continue reading → The post Netanyahu bats away claims he...
View ArticleReynolds American rejects BAT’s $47 billion takeover offer: source
Last month, British American Tobacco, which already owns 42 percent of Reynolds American, offered to buy the remaining shares of … Continue reading → The post Reynolds American rejects BAT’s $47...
View ArticleGorsuch bats down maternity controversy raised by ex-Obama administration...
President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee on Tuesday swiftly batted down an accusation made by a former Obama administration staffer that … Continue reading → The post Gorsuch bats down maternity...
View ArticleStudents sexually assaulted with bats, pipes and brooms in hazing scandal
Nine high school students in Texas allegedly took part in a hazing scandal involving several athletic programs that targeted victims … Continue reading → The post Students sexually assaulted with bats,...
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