Dispelling myths, bats are vital to our planet, controlling insects and pollinating plants. From the striking Egyptian fruit ...

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

A new species of tube-nosed bat has been discovered in the protected forests of the Philippines. Researchers from the (ROM), the Field Museum in Chicago, and Lawrence University in Wisconsin have ...

The week of Halloween is also Bat Week and is meant to illustrate the important role bats, often cast as scary creatures in classic cult horror movies, play in our ecosystems. “We know that bats ...

International Bat Week will be observed Oct. 24 to 31, 2025, including educational events and outings in Wisconsin.

They’re a vital source of renewable energy, but wind turbines can be a danger to bats. Bat-detection technology could protect the flying mammals, while keeping wind turbines turning.

As Halloween decorations fill neighborhoods across North America, scientists have unwrapped a real-life natural mystery: six brand-new species of bats have just been discovered in the lush forests of ...

New species of bat, Pipistrellus etula, on Bioko Island, bringing the total number of known species worldwide to 1,500.

Archivists who work in museums must be very bored. Who would think of placing taxidermied specimens from 1922 under ...

Those found in coastal South America, Southeast Asia, and equatorial Africa are more likely to harbor dangerous pathogens ...

Many species benefit from the habitats that beavers create by building dams—and not just aquatic life. A new study by the WSL ...