Most library-goers don’t get to enjoy a bit of nature while pursuing books; not so for Portugal’s Joanine Library. A colony of bats has called the library home since the 18th century. The fascinating ...

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 ...

This northern ghost bat (Diclidurus albus) was a special, rare find for the bat scientists gathered in Belize. “It was magical,” says evolutionary biologist Jasmin Camacho. It's late in the day on a ...

Each year, millions of straw-colored fruit bats descend on Kasanka National Park for a few months, and scientists are working to understand their mysterious journey Melissa Locker - Contributing ...

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Indiana lawmakers have designated an official state snack (popcorn), a state gun (Grouseland Rifle), and even an official state fossil (mastodon). But Hoosier don't have a state mammal — at least not ...

North Carolina's tricolored bats are unstable, among several species of bats quickly dying off in the dark. The bats eat the ...

Researchers have revealed that viral epidemic potential is not evenly distributed across bat lineages, with transmissibility, ...