Some humans like to think of themselves as good multitaskers, but bats may do it better. Many bat species have the ability to ...

When bats aren't flying, they often dangle from cave ceilings or the undersides of bridges. But why do bats sleep upside down ...

More information: Abhradeep Maitra et al, Kinematics and aerodynamics of in-flight drinking in bats, Journal of the Royal Society Interface (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0616 ...

Imagine gliding through a pitch-black forest at midnight, dodging branches and catching tiny insects in midair—without using your eyes. For bats, this is reality every single night. Their secret? An ...

The bones of the arm and four of the fingers are light ... Night brings cool temperatures which help dissipate the heat generated by the muscular activity of flight. Because the bat has a thin wing ...

The two professors have collaborated on research involving the flight of bats using Brown’s Animal Flight and Aeromechanics Wind Tunnel, a testing facility that allows researchers to study wild-caught ...