The animals and their unique perceptual abilities Yong examines here range from the platypus with a bill that detects ...

As a mainstay of the New York City jazz scene, Ava Mendoza has been around the block a time or three. But that doesn’t mean ...

From the platypus' unique electroreception to bats' echolocation mastery, myriad creatures have developed sophisticated mechanisms to navigate, hunt, and survive in a world that appears vastly ...

These marine giants use echolocation clicks that reach up to 230 decibels (dB), louder than a jet engine from a close range. Sperm whales primarily use these powerful sounds for navigation and to ...

‘Chewing muscles were no longer needed.' By Laura Baisas | Published Apr 9, 2024 1:02 PM EDT Belugas and other toothed whales use echolocation to see and sense the world around them. Deposit ...

Some new genetic analysis suggests that the collections of fatty tissues that enable echolocation in toothed whales may have evolved from their skull muscles and bone marrow,changing how these ...

JBL's new Quantum Guide Play technology replicates echolocation, used by the likes of dolphins and bats to understand their environments, to give gamers a more in-depth awareness of their ...

It uses JBL Quantum’s advanced head tracking and Spatial Audio technology to emulate echolocation – the location of objects reflected by sound, which bats and dolphins use to get to grips with ...

Scientists at Hokkaido University determined DNA sequences of genes which were expressed in acoustic fat bodies—collections of fat around the head that toothed whales use for echolocation.

One adaptation was the partial loss of their sense of smell and taste, along with the gain of echolocation to enable them to navigate in the underwater environment. The researchers found that ...

Toothed whales have developed specialized echolocation abilities that are crucial for their underwater activities. Acoustic fat bodies — the melon in the whale forehead, extramandibular fat bodies ...