The United States and Canada are home to more than 40 bat species, with WNS affecting those that hibernate—although not all ...

Bats are often associated with vampires and Dracula, the blood-sucking creatures. While many may have wondered why the mammal ...

Why might the public object to protecting valuable bat species? I don’t know. That’s because the document is so opaque and difficult to decipher. All it really needs to tell us, in plain English, is ...

Researchers have demonstrated that echolocating bats use an acoustic cognitive map to navigate long distances in complete ...

Ask a runner what they eat before a lengthy race and you’ll probably receive a variety of answers. Some will suggest a light ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced they’ve discovered signs of a fungus deadly for bats has made its way into the state.We sat down with C ...

White-nose syndrome is wiping out bats. A new voluntary plan has guidelines for conservation measures to protect bats' winter ...

A bat gym shows that vampires are more like some insects, burning amino acids from blood proteins rather than the carbs or fats other mammals rely on.

Experiments where vampire bats were made to run on a treadmill have revealed how they extract energy from protein in their ...

Even bats aged nearly 13 years old — well into old age — retained youthful hearing. Analysis of a portion of the inner ear ...

Everything is indeed bigger in Texas, including its bat colonies. Texas has 33 species of bats, more than any other state, and is home to the world's largest colony.

On certain summer nights, you can find Richard Fritsky slowly driving the backroads of northeast Pennsylvania with a specialized microphone attached to the roof of his car. “The microphone picks up ...