Deep underwater and high in the night sky, creatures use sound to see what eyes cannot. Through evolutionary biology and acoustic science, this episode reveals how echolocation emerged in bats, whales ...

They’re a vital source of renewable energy, but wind turbines can be a danger to bats. Bat-detection technology could protect the flying mammals, while keeping wind turbines turning.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute engineers are creating palm-sized drones that use echolocation to navigate in darkness, smoke and storms ...

Panama's tiny fringe-lipped bats, weighing just 30 grams, hunt with the patience and precision of lions, defying traditional ...

You’ve probably heard the saying “as blind as a bat,” right? It’s been repeated for centuries, but it couldn’t be further ...

Whale expert Eduardo Mercado proposes a groundbreaking theory about what singing whales are actually doing and argues that ...

A robotics engineering professor is building tiny, autonomous flying robots that can use sound waves to navigate in total darkness like bats.

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts are developing small aerial robots that rely on sound ...

What makes South Lake particularly fascinating is its mysterious nature – it’s one of two bodies of water in the cavern ...

What makes South Lake particularly fascinating is its mysterious nature – it’s one of two bodies of water in the cavern connected to the vast Northern Arkansas-Southern Missouri underground water ...

This week, U.S. aviation faces its most severe crisis in decades as the FAA prepares to cut air traffic across 40 major ...

Imagine listening to a recording of an orchestral performance, but because of a bad studio technician, the only instrument ...