Public trust in the media and in data has been undercut by information overload, relentless social media cycles, and targeted influence campaigns. Whether driven by politics, social movements, or ...

Killer whales and dolphins have been working together to hunt salmon in the northern Pacific Ocean, an unexpected finding that further reveals the complex social lives of marine mammals. Video cameras ...

Harrison Barnes used a visualization tool to help him improve. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Logan Riely / NBAE / Getty Images Editor’s note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s ...

Bats are nocturnal hunters and use echolocation to orientate themselves by emitting high-frequency ultrasonic sounds in rapid succession and evaluating the calls’ reflections. Yet, they have retained ...

Bats are nocturnal hunters and use echolocation to orient themselves by emitting high-frequency ultrasonic sounds in rapid succession and evaluating the calls' reflections. Yet, they have retained a ...

Ranking who has the best ears in the animal kingdom is a tough task, but some animals push the limits of hearing far beyond what humans can imagine. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The social science data analysis and visualization minor introduces students to the fundamentals and current innovations of research and data analysis across social science disciplines. It equips ...

Echolocation lets animals use sound as a guide in places where vision fails. They send out clicks, chirps, or taps and interpret the returning echoes to find prey, avoid danger, or move confidently in ...

Bats are notoriously hard to spot due to their crepuscular and/or nocturnal behavior. While you may be lucky enough to catch the occasional glimpse as they swoop overhead at twilight, a bat detector ...

The Army envisions echolocation technology’s use in aerial drones, autonomous ground vehicles, and underwater vehicles—but non-military applications abound as well. US Army-funded research has ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

A pod of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) swimming at the Las Cuevitas dive site in the Revillagigedo Archipelago. We typically imagine echolocation as “seeing” with sound—experiencing ...