Epidemic-causing viruses are linked to a small number of bat families, not bats as a whole, improving outbreak prevention efforts.

A bat in Marinette County has tested positive for rabies, county health officials announced Wednesday. The animal was ...

Most library-goers don’t get to enjoy a bit of nature while pursuing books; not so for Portugal’s Joanine Library. A colony of bats has called the library home since the 18th century. The fascinating ...

Many people begin to think about scary things as the Halloween season approaches and bats are often among the things that elicit fear and dread. Hollywood’s portrayal of bats are primarily negative ...

For some reason October is our national Bat Appreciation Month, with Bat Appreciation Week at the end of the month including Halloween. Unfortunately, linking bats to Halloween reinforces the ...

It is Bat Week, an international celebration of the flying mammals and their importance. I visited the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to get some bat facts. Bats get a bad rap. Maybe it's Bram Stoker's ...

Bat season is here, so don’t be shocked if the winged mammals appear in attics or if little ones learning to fly crash into picnic tables, low bushes, driveways or meet with other misfortune. “This ...

Until 2017, a solitary wooden tower about 9 m tall, pyramid shaped, and supported by sturdy posts stood on a small island in the Florida Keys. A fishing lodge owner named Richter Clyde Perky built ...

Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. They compared the genome of common vampire bats to 26 other bat species and identified 13 ...

The bat-human conflict is just one way in which Austin’s soaring development intersects with downtown wildlife, residents and ...