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The Unbreakable Bond of Vomiting Blood into Your Friends' Mouths
According to a new study, female bats vomit blood into their hungry peers' mouths. We asked the researchers what this means about the power of female friendship.
Listen to 'MUNCHIES: The Podcast' with Batman, the Guy Saving Your Tequila
When legendary bat conservationist and scientist Rodrigo Medellín isn’t wading through guano in caves, he’s helping save the blue agave, and your glass of tequila. I sat down with him to find out why and how he's pulling this off.
You Should Thank Bats for Protecting Your Tequila Supply
Every time you take a shot of tequila, give thanks to the blood-sucking bat, because it's one of the main reasons that agave plants are able to survive.
A New Breakthrough Could Help the Elderly Echolocate Like Bats
You too can see using echolocation, but you'll need two young, healthy ears.
Finally, A Drone That Can Hit a Tree Branch and Keep Flying
Engineers have developed bird-like, flapping wings for drones that can withstand collisions and keep flying.
'Top Gun' But for Insects: These Moths' Long Tails Are Jammers for Bat Sonar
A funny-looking moth has more in common with fighter jets than most of us would ever have guessed.
This Flying Robot Can Walk on Its Wings Like a Bat
A biomimetic robot takes inspiration from the vampire bat.
Tracing the Origin of the Ebola Outbreak Is Really Hard
Researchers suggest a tree full of bats could have transmitted the Ebola virus to the outbreak's patient zero, but we might never know for sure.
This Is What Bats Jamming Each Other’s Sonar Sounds Like
When two bats swoop in for a bit of food, they engage in a sonar dogfight.