Bats are fascinating creatures and are the only true flying mammals. There are over 1,500 species worldwide, so they account ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The population of the northern long-eared bat, a species once common in Missouri caves, dropped from 2,684 in 2015 to only seven last winter, which could lead to a "domino effect" on ...

Bats are widely misunderstood. They are not blind and they are not rodents. In fact, most bats see very well and are more closely related to primates and humans than they are to mice or rats. They are ...

Bats were marked and monitored on Barro Colorado Island, Panamá, to study seasonal and annual variation in distribution, abundance, and natural history from 1975 through 1980. Data gathered advances ...

BOSTON -- Scientists may have found some ways to help the nation's bats, which are being wiped out by a novel fungal disease. Lab tests show that several drugs can fight the germ and that some ...

Outside an abandoned mine in British Columbia, Canada, the sounds of love are in the air—though you’ll need to tap into ultrasound to enjoy them. Bats are famous for producing sounds that help them ...

Scorpions and owls aren't the only nocturnal creatures Arizonans are likely to to encounter. Arizona is home to 28 bat species, from the small, agile Myotis to the newest discovery, Mexican long nosed ...

Ashford - Every clear summer night, an army of winged insect eaters emerges from Ruth Cutler's 200-year-old barn, flying out just as the last rays of sun are fading over the darkening forest that ...

Research led by the Wuhan Institute of Virology has identified a distinct bat virus lineage capable of infecting human cells ...