Bats use death metal “growls” to make social calls
Bats use distinct structures in the larynx to produce high-frequency echolocation calls and lower-frequency social calls, according to a study ...
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Bats growl like death metal singers and Mongolian throat singers
Many animals produce sound to communicate with each other, and bats are no exception. But bats are extreme when it ...
Duke-NUS scientists reveal first close-up look at bats’ immune response to live infection
SINGAPORE, 23 November 2022 – In a world first, scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School and colleagues in Singapore have sequenced the ...
‘Devastatingly cute’ bats look for bugs in forest clearings and corridors
URBANA, Ill. – Forest managers cut down trees, but their ultimate goal is to keep forests healthy and growing. Bats ...
A sarbecovirus found in Russian bats is capable of using human ACE2 to enter cells, and is resistant to the antibodies of people vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2
A sarbecovirus found in Russian bats is capable of using human ACE2 to enter cells, and is resistant to the ...
Bats’ midnight snacks reveal clues for managing endangered species
URBANA, Ill. – How do we bring threatened and endangered animals back from the brink? The task is never easy ...
A new study has concluded that: There is no clear evidence that COVID-19 was transmitted from bats
Credit: Prof. Yossi Yovel According to the researchers, this correlation between the COVID-19 breakout and bats, which was not ...
Hibernation slows biological aging in bats
The most common bat in the United States, the big brown bat, boasts an unusually long lifespan of up to ...
Does this ring a bell? Wild bats can remember sounds for years
There are certain skills that once we acquire them, we rarely have to relearn them, like riding a bike or ...
A rare discovery of long-term memory in wild frog-eating bats
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Frog-eating bats trained by researchers to associate a phone ringtone with a tasty treat were able to ...
These bats deter predators by buzzing like hornets
In Batesian mimicry, a harmless species imitates a more dangerous one in an evolutionary “ruse” that affords the mimic protection ...
Bat box design, placement matter for energy balance in endangered bats
URBANA, Ill. – Imagine if you had to catch every bite of your dinner with your mouth, while flying, in ...
A midge fly can be a source of currently used pesticides for birds, bats
Non-biting midges are the tiny flies that swarm together as thick masses around lakes and streams, annoying passers-by in warm ...
Like college roommates, vampire bats bond when randomly paired
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Social bonding between randomly assigned college roommates is not only a human phenomenon, a new study on ...
Noble False Widow Spider captures bats in the attic
Scientists from the Ryan Institute in NUI Galway have published the first record of a Noble False Widow spider feeding ...
Echolocating “yin” and “yang” bats have a hidden difference in their ears
A new study led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History is the first to compare the inner ...
Bats use different inner ear structures to help navigate the world through sound
Two major groups of bats that use echolocation have different structures for connecting the inner ear to the brain, according ...
Microscopic inner ear structures reveal why major groups of bats echolocate differently
Lots of bats echolocate-- they emit high-pitched squeaks, and based on how those sound waves bounce off their surroundings, they're ...
Citizen science data from Berlin show that urban areas can be a refuge for bats, if certain conditions are met
Urbanisation is a notable threat to bat populations all over the world, especially through artificial light and the reduction of ...
Intestine ‘organoid’ grown in lab to see why bats live with viruses but don’t get sick
Experiments attempting to explain why bats can be infected with many viruses at a time without succumbing to diseases such ...
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Anu, previously gropod, awarded nearly $1 million competitive grant from the National Science Foundation
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International group of scientists warns nuclear radiation has devastating impacts on ecosystems
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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Latin American and Caribbean researchers detail colonialism in ornithology
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In search of the invisible galaxy
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Can pigeons match wits with artificial intelligence?