They can climb onto other animals to drink their blood, pluck insects from leaves or hover to drink nectar from tropical flowers, all of which require distinctive wing designs.

New research could help reduce wind turbine bird deaths and bat fatalities at wind farms in the United States by pinpointing peak times.

Research teams studying bats and birds gather in Panama’s Soberanía National Park to celebrate the launch of a long-term census of bats designed to complement the bird census, which will ...

Wildlife The dead birds and bats that improve renewable energy Scientists say collecting and studying the carcasses felled from wind and solar facilities can unlock new insights.

Wanted (by scientists): Dead birds and bats, felled by renewables Collecting, studying, and storing the carcasses, scientists say, can unlock new insights.

For decades, Corey Tarwater and her research team have used mist nets by day to capture various species of tropical birds in Panama to study the effects of global change on bird populations. Now, the ...

Environment Energy How wind turbines could coexist peacefully with bats and birds As wind power grows around the world, so does the threat the turbines pose to wildlife.

When wind turbines kill bats and birds, these scientists want the carcasses Collecting, studying, and storing the remains from wind and solar facilities, scientists say, can unlock new insights.

Bats have long been known for unusual forms of sexual reproduction, and a new study adds another surprise to the behaviors of the winged mammals.