Hundreds of thousands of straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) gather at Kasanka National Park, Zambia, creating one of ...

We all know that bats are masters of the night, with their high-pitched calls and whisper-quiet wings, weaving through ...

Bats are some of the most misunderstood mammals on the planet. While some do drink blood, the vast majority enjoy a diet of ...

The smallest mammals on Earth are vanishing faster than most people realize, and the line between survival and oblivion has ...

Biologists and engineers have joined forces to build a new robot bat that’s helping us understand how real bats use ...

Biologists and engineers have joined forces to build a new robot bat that’s helping us understand how real bats use echolocation to hunt for food. By creating a robot that can echolocate, the team ...

Officials warn that bat bites can go unnoticed and urge prompt reporting of any possible exposure ...

A new list of threatened mammals in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini shows that 11 more species have edged closer to extinction since 2016. Those that have joined the International Union for the ...

New research shows that just like humans, vampire bats with deep social relationships use similar sounds as one another to communicate ...

Researchers in Bangladesh have identified a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, in patients who were initially suspected of having Nipah virus but tested negative. All had recently consumed raw ...

Worldwide research suggests the most common phobias involve heights. And animals. Phobias feature as one of the most common of mental health conditions and, given many sufferers never seek treatment, ...