Researchers may have stumbled upon 'ground zero' for a deadly virus that kills nine in ten patients infected with it.

Last year, Maro and his colleagues estimated wild chimpanzees’ alcohol intake based on the amount of fermented fruit they eat ...

High-frequency ultrasound significantly reduces the size of the face and modifies the internal bones of the ear in bats.

Consuming fruit before meals is ideal for weight loss. It increases satiety and lowers calorie consumption. Eating fruit with ...

Discovery of many predators feeding on bats may be a ‘Rosetta Stone’ for understanding how diseases spread between animals, researchers hope ...

Researchers in Uganda have discovered a complex network of animals feeding on bats infected with Marburg virus, capturing startling footage of potential spillover risks for the first time.

Dear EarthTalk: How are bat species doing these days? -- G.V., Butte, Montana If you enjoy money, tequila and saving the ...

What makes one bat take risks and venture far from its roost in search of food, while another stays close to familiar, safer areas? A new study from Tel Aviv University's School of Zoology reveals ...

Learn how echolocation has shaped the skulls of bats that emit high-frequency sounds through their mouths and noses.

Bats are some of the most highly specialized mammals to have ever evolved. This includes not only the evolution of active ...

Bats are flying mammals that are biologically fascinating, contribute healthy ecosystems, and help scientists.

This is a baby bat taking a bubble bath. If it doesn’t melt your heart, nothing will. In northeastern Australia, not far from the coastal city of Cairns, is a place called Tolga Bat Hospital. It is, ...