“It was super-surprising for us.” Because bats are “flapping fliers,” Dechmann said she didn’t expect them to be able to use wind currents. “They don’t really glide or anything like that. This idea ...

Where it lives: Lowland forests of West and Central Africa What it eats: Fruit — including figs, bananas, guavas and mangoes ...

Researchers have designed flexible, bat-like wings that boost lift and improve flight performance. This innovation could lead to more efficient drones or energy-harvesting technologies.

The strong, flapping flight of bats offers great possibilities for the design of small aircraft, among other applications. By building a robotic bat wing, Brown researchers have uncovered flight ...

Okay. Oh Good. Everyone come on, let's creep up the stairs through the hall. Oh, there's flapping bats. Quick, watch out. Okay. Keep creeping all the way upstairs. Okay. I think it's safe to keep ...

Flying animals ranging from bugs to bats use a common mechanism to maintain control in turns a discovery that reveals hidden advantages of flapping-wing flight. Having gotten its fill of nectar ...

What can bat wings teach us about drones? A discovery could change how we design aerial vehicles and energy systems—learn more.

This phenomenon occurs when air flow around the leading edge of flapping wings rolls up into a vortex, creating a low-pressure region that boosts lift. On the other hand, bats – with their ...