Bats stay aloft by employing an aerodynamic trick previously thought unique to insects, researchers said on Thursday. Using a wind tunnel to study the wake bats leave as they fly, they found that a ...

Different kinds of bats get bitten by different kinds of bat flies: blind, flightless insects that somehow are able to be picky about the kind of bats they go after. In a study inspired by research ...

Welcome to the L.A. Times Plants Newsletter, with a list of plant-related activities and events for August and links to articles you might have missed. But first, a few words about bats — those flying ...