News articles tagged with 'bats'
German researchers find there is more to bats' vision than meets the eye
— 28 Jul 2009 09:40 | BiologyThe eyes of nocturnal bats possess two spectral cone photoreceptor types for daylight and colour vision. Reporting in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE, scientists at... — full story
Robo-bats with metal muscles may be next generation of remote control flyers
— 7 Jul 2009 15:41 | TechnologyTiny flying machines can be used for everything from indoor surveillance to exploring collapsed buildings, but simply making smaller versions of planes and helicopters doesn't work... — full story
Scientists find a biological 'fountain of youth' in new world bat caves
— 1 Jul 2009 02:27 | BiologyScientists from Texas are batty over a new discovery which could lead to the single most important medical breakthrough in human history - significantly longer lifespans. The discovery,... — full story
To protect threatened bat species, street lights out
— 19 Jun 2009 09:26 | EnvironmentSlow-flying, woodland bats - which tend to be at greater risk from extinction than their speedier kin - really don't like the light, according to a study published online on 18th June... — full story
Bats recognise the individual voices of other bats
— 5 Jun 2009 17:04 | BiologyBats can use the characteristics of other bats' voices to recognise each other, according to a study by researchers from the University of Tuebingen, Germany and the University of Applied... — full story
Brown-led team offers first look at how bats land
— 22 Mar 2009 17:00 | BiologyPeople have always been fascinated by bats, but the scope of that interest generally is limited to how bats fly and their bizarre habit of sleeping upside down. Until now, no one had... — full story
Newly identified fungus implicated in white-nose syndrome in bats
— 31 Oct 2008 13:52 | BiologyA previously undescribed, cold-loving fungus has been linked to white-nose syndrome, a condition associated with the deaths of over 100,000 hibernating bats in the northeastern United... — full story
Molecular evolution echoed in bat ears
— 4 Sep 2008 17:07 | BiologyEcholocation may have evolved more than once in bats, according to new research from the University of Bristol published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences... — full story
Wind turbines - a life-threatening hazard for bats
— 25 Aug 2008 16:31 | EnvironmentWind turbines have long been recognised as a potentially life-threatening hazard for birds. But at most wind facilities, bats actually die in much greater numbers. Now, researchers... — full story
Forest of bats
— 15 Jul 2008 12:44 | BiologyBats are a remarkable evolutionary success story representing the second largest group of mammals, outnumbered only by rodents in number of species. Now, researchers of the Leibniz-Institute... — full story