A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute used a robot to mimic common big-eared bats' echolocation skills ...

According to past experiments, big-eared bats use leaves as acoustic mirrors to hunt silent insects. The theory stated that ...

It sounds a little unbelievable at first. A caterpillar turns into what is basically a biological soup inside a chrysalis, ...

Bats are some of the most misunderstood mammals on the planet. While some do drink blood, the vast majority enjoy a diet of ...

From sticky “flypaper” to lightning-fast suction, carnivorous plants have evolved various ingenious traps for finding the ...

Scientists built a robot to help explain how a tropical bat spots insects perched on leaves using echolocation, a highly sophisticated behavior that requires precise, split-second decision making on ...

That’s certainly the case with Sig, the barn cat, when he affectionately cuddles with his best friend, Snoopy, the horse.

Plants do not stay silent. New research shows how plant diversity changes smell based communication across ecosystems.

The Hoist Lakes area preserves a slice of pre-road stillness within Huron National Forest. Its name nods to logging-era hoists once muscling timber from the woods, now long gone. Old camp traces ...

Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.

Long before dinosaurs, Earth’s forests were ruled by a many-legged giant. Here’s why this millipede’s size still challenges ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff ...