You’ve probably heard the saying “as blind as a bat,” right? It’s been repeated for centuries, but it couldn’t be further from the truth. Most bats can see just fine—and some even see better than we ...

After years of searching across Long Island for a space to open a tasting room, Paul Dlugokencky of Blind Bat Brewery followed his sonar back to his hometown of Centerport. Blind Bat Brewery Bistro & ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Last week, we investigated “bats in the belfry,” a phrase we reserve to describe someone ...

It was about five years ago when, while visiting the Northport Farmers Market, I walked up to the Blind Bat Brewery kiosk and asked owner Paul Dlugokencky about a rumor. "So, I heard you're looking ...

Could bats' cave-dwelling nocturnal habits over eons enhanced their echolocation acoustic abilities, but also spurred their loss of vision? A new study led by Bruno Simões, Emma Teeling and colleagues ...

The Dori Monson Show is on KIRO Newsradio (weekdays Noon-3). Last week, an employee of the Washington State Ferries suffered a bite by a bat on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route. The incident ...

This release is also available in German. The retinas of most mammals contain two types of photoreceptor cells, the cones for daylight vision and colour vision, and the more sensitive rods for night ...

At the end of what had been another hot, humid day last week, I sat on the deck enjoying dropping temperatures as twilight began. The clear sky was darkening and several little brown bats were flying ...