It may sound like a scene from Nosferatu, but research from the University of East Anglia shows that humans can use bat-like echolocation skills to judge the distance of objects. A study reveals that, ...

Some blind people are able to use the sound of echoes to "see" where things are and to navigate their environment. Now, a new study finds that these people may even be using visual parts of their ...

New research has revealed insights into the brain processes of human echolocators - blind people who use mouth clicks and the ...

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 ...

Toothed whales use sound to find their way around, detect objects, and catch fish. They can investigate their environment by making clicking sounds, and then decoding the "echoic return signal" ...