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.

Scientists built a robot to help explain how a tropical bat spots insects perched on leaves using echolocation, a highly ...

Bats have long been associated with Halloween, but at many U.S. domestic and overseas military installations they’re more than just a symbol of the season. They’re permanent residents that need ...

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

Orange County health officials have issued a warning to residents after a bat found on a sidewalk tested positive for rabies last week. "A bat found on the sidewalk of the west side of the 500 block ...

This is the largest of all Adirondack bats. The soft, silky fur is long, longest on the neck where it forms a ruff. In color, the fur is dark mahogany to yellowish brown. The short, rounded ears are ...

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One of North Carolina’s smallest bat species is on the brink of extinction. But an unlikely ally is developing a plan to help save them — Albemarle Corp., the world’s largest lithium mining company.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A deceased bat found in Louisville tested positive for rabies. The bat was found outside a home in Okolona, in the 40219 zip code, according to a news release Friday from the ...

Two men have died in New York after attempting to grow cannabis in bat excrement. The men, based in Rochester, New York, died after contracting a rare fungal infection in their lungs from the bat ...