Scientists have found another piece in the puzzle of how echolocation evolved in bats, moving closer to solving a decades-long evolutionary mystery. All bats — apart from the fruit bats of the family ...

They fly like no other creature on Earth, survive for decades, and rarely get cancers. Learning their secrets could lead to new advances for human use. How do bats fly? Scientists at Brown University ...

The glowing structures are bones that house the inner ear. The rounded, coiled structure is the cochlea, for hearing. The arch is one of three semicircular canals on each side. These contain ...

A high-sugar diet is bad news for humans, leading to diabetes, obesity and even cancer. Yet fruit bats survive and even thrive by eating up to twice their body weight in sugary fruit every day. Now, ...

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People around the world eat too much sugar. When the body is unable to process sugar effectively, leading to excess glucose in the blood, this can result in diabetes. According to the World Health ...

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Cull of globally threatened species is not supported by science or public Despite a lack of scientific evidence and widespread public opposition, the government of Mauritius has embarked on the ...