The same neurons that help bats navigate through space may also help them navigate collective social environments, finds a new study published today in the journal Nature. Many mammals—including bats ...

As darkness falls, a greater Japanese horseshoe bat gets ready to head out for the night’s hunt. As it takes flight, it uses ...

Israeli researchers have discovered that fruit bats seasonally change how they compete with other animals, namely rats, for food. Under the leadership of Prof. Yossi Yovel of Tel Aviv University’s ...

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The once predictable migration of nectar-loving bats isn't so predictable anymore. New evidence shows that endangered Mexican long-nosed bats — a species already teetering on the brink with fewer than ...

Some of the deadliest viral diseases that infect people are carried by bats, like Nipah virus (which has mortality rate of 40 to 70 percent in infected people), Ebola virus, and Marburg virus (which ...

Rare footage of spectral bats, known also as great false vampire bats, revealed animals with a cuddly, social side. By Kate Golembiewski Spectral bats, also known as great false vampire bats, live up ...

Birds are the undisputed champions of epic travel -- but they are not the only long-haul fliers. A handful of bats are known to travel thousands of kilometers in continental migrations across North ...