• Nature
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • April 7th, 2008
Bats and Cheaper Coffee

Bats and Cheaper Coffee

Bats destroy more pests than birds do

Tiny Spy Plane Looks Like a Bat

Tiny Spy Plane Looks Like a Bat

It flies like a bat, looks like a bat... must be the 'bat'

  • History
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • March 10th, 2008
The Largest Echolocating Bat Ever!

The Largest Echolocating Bat Ever!

It lived 35 Ma ago in Egypt

  • Nature
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • February 29th, 2008
How Do Bats Hover?

How Do Bats Hover?

Just like insects

  • Nature
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • February 27th, 2008
Bats Detect Earth's Magnetic Field Using Magnetite!

Bats Detect Earth's Magnetic Field Using Magnetite!

But they seem to also have other mechanism

  • History
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • February 14th, 2008
The Oldest Bat Ever: First Flight, After that Ultrasounds

The Oldest Bat Ever: First Flight, After that Ultrasounds

52.5 million years old

  • Sci Pry
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • February 2nd, 2008
4 Amazing Bat Senses

4 Amazing Bat Senses

They feel even the atmospheric pressure

  • Sci Pry
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • December 20th, 2007
Top 7 Ultrasound Emitting Animals

Top 7 Ultrasound Emitting Animals

From dolphins to moths

  • Sci Pry
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • November 27th, 2007
Pollen: Plant Sperm

Pollen: Plant Sperm

It is more than hay fever

Bat Ultrasounds Against Cancer and Underwater Mines

Bat Ultrasounds Against Cancer and Underwater Mines

The technology could be ready in 3 years

Human Speech and Bat Sonar: The Same Basis

Human Speech and Bat Sonar: The Same Basis

FOXP2 gene

  • Nature
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • September 24th, 2007
How Do Bats Detect and Use the Earth's Magnetic Field?

How Do Bats Detect and Use the Earth's Magnetic Field?

Different mechanisms than the one used by birds

The Source of Ebola-Like Viruses: Bats

The Source of Ebola-Like Viruses: Bats

More specifically, Egyptian fruit bats

Bat Females, Too, Have Menstrual Cycle!

Bat Females, Too, Have Menstrual Cycle!

At least in the case of the rousette bats

  • Nature
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • August 16th, 2007
Fresh Cattle Blood Is Booming the Number of Vampires

Fresh Cattle Blood Is Booming the Number of Vampires

Feeding on the blood of cattle rather than rainforest animals

  • Nature
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • August 9th, 2007
The Secret of Bat Flight: The Fastest Sugar Burning Rate!

The Secret of Bat Flight: The Fastest Sugar Burning Rate!

For the nectar drinkers

 
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