We know that diseases can occasionally jump from species to species, including from other species to humans, but scientists have found why diseases from bats are more deadly to humans than any other.
BOZEMAN — Thanks to humans, bat deaths are climbing worldwide because of collisions with wind turbines and the outbreak of white-nose syndrome. Those facts are found in a newly released study ...
The animals' immune systems evolved to tamp down inflammation. This is an Inside Science story. Bats can harbor many viruses that are potentially deadly to humans, including those behind SARS, Ebola ...
A colossal bat that became an internet sensation due to its remarkable size "doesn't shy away from humans" and boasts a peculiar neck-biting mating ritual. The giant golden-crowned flying fox, ...
CLIFFDELL, Wash. (AP) At Boulder Cave, curiosity has all but killed the bat. In the cave chambers once used for winter hibernation by more than 2,000 bats, there are now mere dozens. And with a deadly ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting from Europe, Jeff McMahon covers the environment. It’s time to release rehabbed bats in Vermont, but this year’s bats ...
Related video above: Jawbone of 100,000-year-old giant vampire bat unearthedBaby bats babble just like human infants when learning to communicate, a new study has found.Scientists from the Museum of ...
Related video above: Jawbone of 100,000-year-old giant vampire bat unearthedBaby bats babble just like human infants when learning to communicate, a new study has found.Scientists from the Museum of ...