Echolocation lets animals use sound as a guide in places where vision fails. They send out clicks, chirps, or taps and interpret the returning echoes to find prey, avoid danger, or move confidently in ...

The oceans are home to some of the most effective predators ever to evolve, and their success comes from extraordinary sensory abilities. Sharks can detect tiny electrical signals produced by other ...

video: Neuroscientist Cindy Moss is investigating how animals use sensory information to guide their behavior. Her team at Johns Hopkins University's "Batlab" is currently focused on bat echolocation ...

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 ...

A study published in Diversity provides new insight into how toothed whales and dolphins came to navigate the underwater world using sound waves. Whales and dolphins, which lack external ears, rely on ...

Blind as a bat? Hardly. All bats can see to some degree, and certain species possess prominent eyes and a keen sense of vision. Take the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus). This species is ...

Echolocating bats emit high-frequency vocalisations and analyse the returning echoes to construct a detailed acoustic image of their surroundings. This biosonar system relies on precise control of ...

Rescue Crew and Stranded Dolphins: IFAW personnel respond to common dolphins in Wellfleet, Mass., a global hotspot for mass strandings of dolphins. Partnerships and collaborations between researchers ...

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Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...