Flying foxes, or fruit bats as they are locally known, are disappearing rapidly due to misconceptions about medicinal ...

Although bats are wonderful creatures in their own right, they often stir up lots of not-so-wonderful feelings in people. That’s because, of course, they’re associated with razor-sharp teeth, diseases ...

The way bats rapidly flap their wings in flight could inspire new designs of flying robots, according to a new study. Researchers studied how fruit bats use their wings to manipulate the air around ...

On night walks through Highgate Wood, Cindy Blaney shares the whirling wonder of the often-maligned mammals with the humans ...

Many people begin to think about scary things as the Halloween season approaches and bats are often among the things that elicit fear and dread. Hollywood’s portrayal of bats are primarily negative ...

How can we understand the activity of wild bats? Mostly soundless, flying in the dark, bats feed at night and evade our senses. Many bats can use echolocation to hunt and can avoid the traditional ...

A bat has been left traumatized after surviving the deadly grip of a python during an hour-long battle in eastern Australia. Snake Catchers Brisbane & Gold Coast and wildlife charity Bat Conservation ...

SEATTLE -- With their playoff chances slipping away, theMariners found a painful new way to lose. A flying bat. A momentary memory lapse. And a bizarre double play. "I don't think I've ever seen that ...

How can we understand the activity of wild bats? Mostly soundless, flying in the dark, bats feed at night and evade our senses. Now, an international research team has developed a new non-invasive ...