Using a novel chemical tracking method, University of Florida researchers discovered that bats following longer, more complex ...

When Marisa Tietge, a research assistant and doctoral student at the Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science ...

Bats aren't just a Halloween-time sighting; they're a significant part of the ecosystem, locally and statewide.

A bat found in Pasadena tested positive for rabies, prompting health officials on Thursday to urge residents to avoid contact ...

There are many types of sounds bats hate, from leaf blowers and construction tools to high-pitched screams and predator calls ...

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 ...

Rachael is a writer and digital content producer at IFLScience with a Zoology degree from the University of Southampton, UK, and a nose for novelty animal stories. Bats are one of a handful of mammals ...

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 ...

Deschutes County Public Health urges residents to take necessary precautions to protect their families and pets after a cat ...

Bat World Sanctuary Raisin is a Jamaican fruit bat who has defied the odds her entire life. From terrible beginnings as a pup ...

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 ...