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From raccoons climbing manholes to alligators lurking in underground waterways, Florida’s stormwater sewers are more than just drainage systems.
The discovery that bats synchronize their migrations with storm fronts provides critical insights into their survival strategies.
When bats die in large numbers, it adversely affects our farmers, food, and kids.
Bats have the uncanny power to contain dangerous viruses without getting sick. However, if disturbed, the viruses in bats may jump on us.
Bats are cooler than Batman because their seasonal movement benefits several plant species and our entire ecosystem.
Maybe they're born with it... no, they're definitely born with it.
It's the first time in thirty-five years since a death of this type has occurred in the world.
Among other things, these genomes may help find new approaches against COVID-19.
The finding could help us understand how coronaviruses make the jump to humans.
It's the first time these viruses have been detected, but they don't pose any threat to us. Yet.
If you wanna fly, sacrifices must be made; mostly in the gut.
Moths that employ chemical defenses aren't in a hurry to avoid predatory bats.
A new study looking into social bonding dynamics for vampire bats reports that friendships they make in captivity are likely to continue after the animals are released back into the wild. While primates are the most iconic group of animals when it comes to social dynamics and friendships, the new study suggests that vampire bats […]
It's always good to take a breather!
Bombali is not a portmanteau of Bombay and Bali; it is a novel virus in bats in Sierra Leone.
Bats can maintain just enough defenses against illness without triggering the immune systems from going into overdrive
Bats provide more than $22 billion of indirect value to farmers by controlling pests. When bats fall, so does our food.
It's the most disease-infested mammal in the world but yet bats not only survive, they thrive. What's their secret?
Sometimes, you gotta get your feet wet to do science. In bat feces.
A difference in vocalization in bat 'dialects' is akin to the difference between London accent and, say, a Scottish accent.
The first case of white nose syndrome, a disease that has wreaked havoc on bat populations in the eastern U.S. has been identified west of the Rockies. The disease's spread threatens to drastically impact bat populations there, altering ecosystems throughout the country.
A virus similar to SARS has been identified in Chinese horseshoe bats that may be able to infect humans without prior adaptation. Overcoming this genetic barrier could be the first step for an outbreak, according to a study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In just 7 years, a disease called white-nose syndrome has killed more than 5 million North American bats, almost wiping out entire colonies across 25 states. In Asia however, bats that are exposed to the same disease-carrying fungus are infected in far lesser numbers.
A study conducted by Australian researchers found that scientific journals discourage the study of ‘ugly’ rodents and bats.
The bat is the only flying mammal and among the heaviest in the world. To top it over, it can land upside down a perplexing acrobatic feat which has left scientists scratching their heads for many years. After carefully and systematically studying bat upside landings in slow motion, a group of researchers thinks it has cracked the puzzle: bats employ a nifty trick where one wing stays flapping while the other is moved close to the body. This asymmetry corrects the moment of inertia and center of mass so the bats always land safely upside down.
It’s amazing how two different animals from two completely different environments evolve some identical physical features. Take bats and dolphins for instance. Both of them use a complex system that produces, receives and process ultrasonic sound waves in order to identify visually hidden objects, track down prey or navigate through obstacles better – typically this […]
It’s clear that humans are now, more than ever, a driving force in evolutionary biology. Early domestication efforts through breeding and training have changed some species to the point that they’ve grown to be as we wanted them to become. The effects of climate change, a great part of which is anthropogenic, actually influence animals […]
While it may lack most of Bruce Wayne’s gadgets, the very first artificial bat cave in the world is sure to provide resonable accomodations for non-superhero dwellers. The cave was introduced after a group of environmentalists raised money, in an effort to help save thousands of bats from a disease which has claimed the lives […]
