As a deadly fungal disease sweeps across North America, wiping out millions of bats, scientists are pioneering a bold new strategy to protect these special creatures. As a deadly fungal disease sweeps ...

As spring tips past the threat of freezing temperatures, watch for the first glimpse of bats at dusk. They might be mistaken for birds until you catch the steep dives and high-flying maneuvers more ...

You probably can’t tell, but there’s quite a bit of bat chatter going on in the American night sky. We knew that bats use echolocation to find food, but researchers have recently realized that they ...

SANTA CRUZ — October is here, which means a deluge in Halloween-related imagery. Amid all the skeletons and ghosts, one can expect to see a lot of representations of bats. These winged, fanged mammals ...

Public awareness of bats typically peaks around Halloween in the U.S., mostly due to holiday displays and costumes. If Hollywood releases another Batman movie, attention to the species' spikes then, ...

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Oct. 25, 2024) -- National Bat Awareness Week is Oct. 24-31, and there’s no better time to get up to speed about Fort Drum’s nocturnal neighbors. Community members can find a lot of ...