3 results for "bats"
🚀 InnovationBats Navigate Dense Forests Using Motion-Based Echolocation
Scientists discovered how bats fly through cluttered environments without crashing by detecting motion changes in sound waves. The breakthrough could help make drones and self-driving cars safer in complex spaces.
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🚀 InnovationBats Use Leaves Like Mirrors to Hunt Silent Prey
Scientists used a robot to crack the code of how tiny bats detect motionless insects hiding on leaves using sound waves. The discovery could lead to pest-fighting farm robots that protect crops without chemicals.
🌍 Planet WinsRadar Shows Sky Is Earth's Largest Living Habitat
Scientists using weather radar discovered the lower atmosphere is a massive, structured ecosystem where trillions of birds, bats, and insects live, migrate, and even sleep while flying. This hidden world, five times larger than all oceans combined, operates mostly at night in organized layers.