Under the 'natural origins' hypothesis, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), scientists argue that the Covid virus ...

No creature is more connected to Halloween than the bat. With their silent wings and nocturnal habits, bats have long been ...

The recording gives it away. First, a sudden plunge in altitude, then distressed bird calls before a prolonged series of chewing sounds. The largest bat species in Europe has been caught in the act by ...

From the bloodcurdling powers of Count Dracula to the identity behind one of America's most famous superheroes, bats have ...

Bats belong to the order Chiroptera-not Rodentia. They're actually more closely related to primates than they are to rodents.

Bats are often misunderstood, but they play an important role in our ecosystem. Farmland provides great foraging habitat for them, as bats need to be close to water which can be accessed through ...

Eerie audio recordings reveal how Europe's largest bats hunt, catch, kill, and eat birds in mid-flight without having to land.

Some species of European bats are known to attack birds as they migrate to Africa. However, they must trap them while in flight: a hard task for such small predators. The behaviour has previously been ...

Ecologist and neurobiologist Yovel shares the fruits of his decades of field and lab research on bats in this standout work of popular science. The almost 1,500 species of bats around the world, he ...

Despite myths that cast them as villains, bats are essential to healthy ecosystems and deserve protection, not panic. The ...

Europe’s largest bat hunts and eats birds midair, finally solving a 25-year mystery about how these nocturnal predators ...