New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that bats can tolerate coronaviruses and other viruses without ...

Adults weigh 7-10 g (0.3-0.4 oz); females are slightly heavier than males. Because of their small size and nocturnal habits, bats are nearly impossible to identify in flight. However, when roosting, ...

The findings, published this month in the journal Science, illuminate the habits of the elusive animals and might ensure their survival. Bats are an ally in controlling insects such as mosquitoes, but ...

A new study study sheds light on a little-known phenomenon: the long-distance migration treks of nocturnal bats.

Unlike most other bats, the northern long-eared forages along wooded hillsides and ridgelines — not above valley-bottom streams and along the edges of riparian forests. This species is also much more ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with Central Lakes College, has discovered a bat species new to Minnesota, the evening bat – Nycticeius humeralis. “It’s ...