Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) is a medium-sized bat found in Central and North America. The study was led ...

Bats fly through total darkness without hitting anything by using sound. WPI researchers are building drones to do the same ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists from diverse universities conducted controlled experiments to determine how big-eared bats detect insects sitting on ...

Common big-eared bat (Micronycteris microtis) eating a freshly-caught dragonfly. Co-author Inga Geipel, a research associate at STRI, previously suggested that M. microtis detects silent prey by ...

Colin Balfour, a sophomore studying robotics engineering, flies a small drone at a laboratory at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa ...

Search and rescue missions often happen in areas that are difficult for humans to navigate due to extreme weather, rough terrain, or dangerous conditions like smoke or dust. A researcher at Worcester ...

An aerial robot developed in the lab of Nitin J. Sanket navigates past trees. Photo can be used in news coverage related to this research paper from Nitin J. Sanket.

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Common big-eared bat (Micronycteris microtis) approaching a katydid resting on a leaf. Credit: Inga Geipel, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Co-author Inga Geipel, a research associate at STRI, ...