Bats, with their ability to adapt to various lifestyles, from blood-sucking vampires to pollinators of tropical flowers, show impressive behavioral diversity. However, the absence of flightless bats, ...

Bats and birds, although both masters of the sky, follow distinct evolutionary paths. A recent study highlights a key difference in the evolution of their limbs, influencing their ability to ...

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

Bats “surf” storm fronts when they migrate every year, researchers write in a new analysis this month. Published in Science, the study sheds light on a little-known phenomenon: the long ...

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Most scientists today believe the COVID-19 pandemic began at a Chinese wet market, with the coronavirus in question likely originating from a bat. It wouldn’t be surprising, given that many ...

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Bats depend on open bodies of water such as small ponds and lakes for foraging and drinking. Access to water is particularly important for survival in the increasingly hot and dry summers caused ...

We know that conservation works best when it's powered by science so we're leading the research on viruses found in African bat populations to ensure a healthy co-existence between people and wildlife ...

In the new novel “Flightless Falcon” debut author James Charles Smith guides readers down I-70 on a nostalgic coming of age adventure. The book delicately portrays the very nuances of American ...

Bats in the noctilionoid group, like Darwin’s finches, have evolved an impressive variety of jaw and tooth adaptations to suit their diverse diets. From fruit to fish, these bats have rapidly changed ...