The findings, published in the latest issue of the journal Science, put bats on a short list of animals that possess rare superfast muscles. The list includes rattlesnakes, which have them in their ...

Many people begin to think about scary things as the Halloween season approaches and bats are often among the things that elicit fear and dread. Hollywood’s portrayal of bats are primarily negative ...

University of Maryland researchers analyzed an evolutionary tree reconstructed from the DNA of a majority of known bat species and found four bat lineages that exhibit extreme longevity. They also ...

For some reason October is our national Bat Appreciation Month, with Bat Appreciation Week at the end of the month including Halloween. Unfortunately, linking bats to Halloween reinforces the ...

Until 2017, a solitary wooden tower about 9 m tall, pyramid shaped, and supported by sturdy posts stood on a small island in the Florida Keys. A fishing lodge owner named Richter Clyde Perky built ...

Melville Wohlgemuth, a researcher from Johns Hopkins University, noticed that just like dogs, bats exhibit an adorable behavior of cocking their heads to the side, so he set out to know the purpose ...

A new study shows fringe-lipped bats use a similar hunting strategy to lions and have a higher energy efficiency.

NICOSIA (Reuters Life!) - Fruit bats are getting a raw deal when it comes to their survival, European experts on the endangered mammal said on Thursday. The furry creatures' penchant for juicy fruit ...

It's indicative of a larger issue. Health officials issue warning after 'very rare' mammal found in California community ...