Tag: bats
Bats wearing tiny mics reveal how the fliers avoid rush hour collisions
The groundbreaking study conducted by neuroecologist Yossi Yovel of Tel Aviv University and his colleagues has shed light…
Meet the MIT physicist turned Marlins coach behind the ‘torpedo’ bats used by the Yankees
The New York Yankees made history with a franchise-record nine-home run day against the Milwaukee Brewers, but it…
Torpedo bats are making a lot of noise — but they’ve been quietly in MLB for a few years
The recent introduction of torpedo bats in Major League Baseball has taken the league by storm, with players…
Vampire bats run on a treadmill to reveal their strange metabolism
Experiments with vampire bats running on treadmills have shed light on their unique method of deriving energy from…
Putting vampire bats on treadmills reveals an unusual metabolism
Vampire bats have evolved to become highly specialized bloodsuckers, with their metabolism resembling that of blood-feeding flies more…