Deep into the Panamanian night, the forest hums with sound. Chirping insects form a steady backdrop, rain softly trickles from leaves. Somewhere above a stream, frogs call into the darkness. But I am ...

We all know that bats locate prey in the dark using echolocation, but … is that really all there is to it? Scientists decided to get more details on the animals' hunting process, by equipping them ...

Nine years ago, Simon Ripperger was studying frugivorous — that is, fruit-eating — bats in Costa Rica. The Ohio State University researcher tagged 16 bats with radio transmitters to keep tabs on them.