Many bat species emit echolocation calls and use the returning echoes to find their way, detect the presence of fluttering insects, and locate and catch them. A new study investigated this behavior in ...

“Something that we thought was extinct was in this beautiful place that nobody goes to,” Iroro Tanshi said of the find ...

Discovering a host of bats in your home can be a frightening experience. Here's how to safely get rid of them.

The short-tailed roundleaf bat was feared extinct until scientist Iroro Tanshi found one in Afi sanctuary in Nigeria, and set out to protect the only confirmed roosting colony ...

A small bat from the Western Himalayas has now been recognized as a new species, and it comes with two features that are hard to miss once you know where to look. The animal, named Myotis himalaicus ...

Laura Torrent did not know that the tiny brown bat she caught in early 2024 would become a global milestone for biodiversity and conservation.She had suspected the small creature, caught during an ...

At first glance, bats and birds appear remarkably similar. Both dominate the skies, possess wings, and have evolved the ...

The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease.

Roosting is one of the “least understood parts of the bat’s life cycle.” Researchers in Michigan are trying to change that ...

Nebraska Game and Parks announced Monday the first confirmed sighting of a live little brown bat in eastern Nebraska since ...

In spring and early summer, bats are migrating to their summer habitats and are more active when they get there, so they’re ...