Echolocation is a form of perception that bats, dolphins and some species of whales are known to use. It consists of emitting sounds and given the different rates in which the thus emitted sound waves ...

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To find prey in the dark, bats use echolocation. Some species, like Molossus molossus, may also search within hearing distance of their echolocating group members, sharing information about where food ...

A recent study by a team of researchers led by TU Darmstadt has found that tiny amounts of liquid can navigate their way through unknown environments like living cells—without sensors, computers or ...

Biologists at LMU have demonstrated that people can acquire the capacity for echolocation, although it does take time and work. As blind people can testify, we humans can hear more than one might ...