Blue false indigo is a native perennial that's perfect for U.S. gardens. It's a host plant for butterfly species and the blooms feed many pollinators.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has created a unique home for local bat populations while rebuilding ...

In addition to anthropogenic risk factors, bats are affected by pests and pathogens like pseudogymnoascus destructans (or ...

When you picture nighttime in a perfectly landscaped garden, chances are good that you imagine it lit. According to National Association of Homebuyers survey data, close to 90 percent of people find ...

A new study analyzed pollen from 57 North American plant species, identifying those most nutritionally beneficial for bees, ...

Bats get bad press. Short-sighted and cave-dwelling, they generally make the news only when carrying disease, transfiguring into vampires, or else lending their name to paranoiac military commanders ...

Following the Nipah virus outbreak in India, we asked experts about ongoing research into treatments, if there is a cause for concern, and whether they think another quarantine situation is likely.

“Bats do not recognize cats as a predator. If people have cats outdoors, they absolutely should not be feeding birds in the same area, and they should not have a bat house anywhere near there either,” ...

Grist reports solar farms, like the Gemini project, can enhance biodiversity, supporting rare plants like the threecorner ...

Mexican long-nosed bats have a taste for agave nectar, fueling their migration from Mexico to the U.S. each summer.

Between late 2022 and early 2023, five patients arrived at hospitals in Bangladesh with symptoms that screamed “Nipah virus.” They were feverish, struggling to breathe, and slipping into dangerous ...

Study shows LED streetlights suppress moth activity by 85%. Even "wildlife-friendly" amber lights cause harm, with no easy ...