In a heartbreaking medical case that underscores the insidious and unforgiving nature of one of the world's deadliest viruses ...

Bats are the leading cause of rabies infections in humans in North America. (Stan Tekiela Author/Naturalist/Wildlife ...

Birds are the undisputed champions of epic travel -- but they are not the only long-haul fliers. A handful of bats are known to travel thousands of kilometers in continental migrations across North ...

Soon you should be able to view masses of them taking off all over Central Texas at dusk. Fran Hutchins, director of the Bracken Cave Preserve, which is owned by Bat Conservation International, uses ...

Sometimes when people hang around one another long enough, they begin using the same slang, vocal inflections and pitch. Humans can pick up and mimic the sounds and words of the people around them, ...

Lima, Peru — Bats have become the latest mammals susceptible to H5N1, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus responsible for bird flu. In Peru, over a dozen vampire bats have been found carrying ...

New videos reveal the surprising dynamics of bat-rat relationships—and suggest how human activity is fueling these interspecies conflicts. A rat attacks a bat as it flies by in this still image from a ...

Six species of North American bats—big brown bats (pictured), eastern red bats, Seminole bats, southeastern myotis, gray bats and Brazilian free-tailed bats—glow green under ultraviolet light, new ...

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For the first time, scientists documented direct evidence of a bat preying on a bird at high altitude. By Douglas Main During spring and fall migrations, billions of birds take to the night skies. The ...

Sitting in his L.A. home earlier this year, Eric D. Johnson, the leader of shapeshifting indie-rock band Fruit Bats, kicked around the idea of making a short EP that would serve as a “mid-term project ...