Bats use echolocation to make mental maps for navigation
Despite only working over short distances, echolocation is enough to get bats home. Many species of bats use echolocation to avoid obstacles like tree branches and hunt small inse.....»»
A comparison of bat and bird wings reveals their evolutionary paths are vastly different
Bats are incredibly diverse animals: They can climb onto other animals to drink their blood, pluck insects from leaves or hover to drink nectar from tropical flowers, all of which require distinctive wing designs......»»
Expert shares advice on how to ease anxiety this election season
This election season, there is more at stake than which political party or candidate wins the race—it is voters' mental health......»»
The mortality rate of bats at modern-day swimming pools is comparable to that at Messel 47 million years ago
More than 500 bat fossils have been discovered at the Messel Pit UNESCO World Heritage Site over 42 years. A new study, published today in the journal Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, investigates whether the high number of fossils is due t.....»»
Study shows bats have acoustic cognitive maps
Echolocating bats have been found to possess an acoustic cognitive map of their home range, enabling them to navigate over kilometer-scale distances using echolocation alone......»»
Google Maps and Google Earth just got tons of new AI-powered features
Google on Thursday announced updates for some of its most popular apps, including Waze, Google Maps, and Google Earth. Needless to say, the updates include … The post Google Maps and Google Earth just got tons of new AI-powered features appeare.....»»
Waze Conversational Reporting lets you report incidents just by talking to Gemini AI
Google’s Waze app is so popular with drivers because of its unique incident reporting feature, which helped it stand out from the crowd of navigation … The post Waze Conversational Reporting lets you report incidents just by talking to Ge.....»»
Google Maps adding weather disruption reporting & more detailed driving map
In addition to Gemini for search, summaries, and Q&A, Google Maps for Android and iOS are getting updates to improve the entire driving experience “from start to finish.” more….....»»
Generative AI is coming to Google Maps, Google Earth, Waze
Conversational search and hazard reporting and more detailed maps, all thanks to AI. Google revealed today how it plans to use generative AI to enhance its mapping activities. It'.....»»
Gemini in Google Maps may be the best use of mobile AI yet
Google has started to integrate its Gemini AI into Google Maps, and the interesting new features should prove quickly useful......»»
Vampire bats: Look beyond the fangs and blood to see animal friendships and unique adaptations
You can probably picture a vampire: Pale, sharply fanged undead sucker of blood, deterred only by sunlight, religious paraphernalia and garlic. They're gnarly creatures, often favorite subjects for movies or books. Luckily, they're only imaginary ….....»»
Protecting endangered bats with biomaterials
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are using a new bioderived material to 3D print custom roosting structures for endangered bats......»»
Anyone Can Learn Echolocation in Just 10 Weeks—And It Remodels Your Brain
Human echolocation repurposes parts of the brain’s visual cortex for sound, even in sighted people.....»»
Ford adds EV routing to Google Maps for Android Auto users
Ford EVs can tell Google Maps their battery state of charge via Android Auto. Owners of Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning electric vehicles are getting an over-the-air softw.....»»
Researchers" unique 3D maps might help solve the mysteries of octopus arms
Octopuses are fascinating. Their eight arms gracefully whip through water and can accomplish extraordinary tasks like using tools and opening jars. While humans have one spinal cord attached to their brain, in octopuses, it's almost like each arm has.....»»
X-ray spectroscopy study maps ultrafast charge delocalization in aqueous environments
The movement of electron density is a subject of interest for chemists worldwide, as substances interact through electrons. These processes are ultrafast and traditionally require time-resolved experiments at the attosecond level to study and describ.....»»
Harnessing diamond imperfections opens a new frontier in quantum sensor development
Quantum defects have the potential to act as ultra-sensitive sensors that could offer new kinds of navigation or biological sensor technology......»»
Apple previews new iPhone features including enhanced caller ID for businesses and brand logos in Mail
Apple today announced an extension of the Apple Business Connect program, which allows companies to submit information about their businesses to Apple to be surfaced in Apple Maps, Siri and increasingly more places across the operating system. In.....»»
ByteDance knew kids could get addicted to TikTok in 35 mins, and harmed their development
Accidentally released TikTok documents reveal that the company knows the app is addictive to children, and damaging to their mental and social development. The documents also show developer ByteDance knew that screen-time tools it introduced would.....»»
From Northern Germany to Italy in five days: Tiny transmitters provide insights into precise migration routes of bats
Some bat species are among the world champions of seasonal migration in the animal kingdom. Leisler's bat, for example, which weighs between 12 and 22 grams, flies from central or Eastern Europe to the Mediterranean every late summer—and back in sp.....»»
Less support for mental health when workplace managers are biased
Managers are not only influenced by their own views on mental health when employees with mental health problems need support. The attitudes of colleagues and the workplace in general can be equally important. This has been shown in a study conducted.....»»