Place recognition is an essential spatial intelligence capability for robots to understand and
navigate the world. However, recognizing places in natural environments remains a …

Bats are among the most recognizable, numerous, and widespread of all mammals. But
much of their fossil record is missing, and bat origins remain poorly understood, as do the …

Laryngeal echolocation in bats could have evolved following two scenarios: a single origin
from a common ancestor or an independent acquisition inside the two clades …

Human placenta secretes a variety of hormones, some of them in large amounts. Their
effects on maternal physiology, including the immune system, are poorly understood. Not …

Sarcopterygians evolved around 415 Ma and have developed a unique set of features,
including the basilar papilla and the cochlear aqueduct of the inner ear. We provide an …

Geometric–semantic scene understanding is a spatial intelligence capability that is essential
for robots to perceive and navigate the world. However, understanding a natural scene …

Background The hyolaryngeal apparatus generates biosonar pulses in the laryngeally
echolocating bats. The cartilage and muscles comprising the hyolarynx of laryngeally …

The order Chiroptera (bats) is the second largest group of mammals. One of the essential
adaptations that have allowed bats to dominate the night skies is laryngeal echolocation …

The laryngeal echolocation is regarded as one of the conspicuous traits that play major roles
in flourishing bats. Whether the laryngeal echolocation in bats originated once, however, is …

Background The majority of bat species have developed remarkable echolocation ability,
especially for the laryngeally echolocating bats along with high-frequency hearing. Adaptive …