What Bats, Bombs and Sharks Taught Us about Hearing [Video]
June 14th, 2011 |
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The most surprising part of this story was that they managed to record brainwave activity from the sharks. This tale is about one of the most fascinating figures in the history of neuroscience: Dr. Robert Galambos. This is his story. Right: Robert Galambos, MD, PhD Source: The New York Times Decades ago, Dr. Galambos discovered [...]
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Tiny, Tree-Dwelling Primate Called Tarsier Sends and Receives Ultrasonic Calls
February 8th, 2012 |
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Let’s be honest: tarsiers look odd. Among the smallest of all primates, most species of tarsier would fit easily in the palm of your hand. They have long, slender, largely hairless tails and elongated fingers with knobby knuckles and mushroom-cap finger pads. To fully confront the tarsier’s bizarre anatomy, you must stare it in the [...]
Keep reading »Bats re-tune echolocation and use the sun’s glow to navigate near and far
Whisking quietly through the night, around buildings, trees and even branches, bats have a keen sense of their surroundings despite darkness. Researchers have known for decades that bats use their sonarlike echolocation to "see" potential obstacles as well as prey. But bats’ execution of their airborne acrobatics often got scientists wondering just how they could [...]
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