Some of the deadliest viral diseases that infect people are carried by bats, like Nipah virus (which has mortality rate of 40 to 70 percent in infected people), Ebola virus, and Marburg virus (which ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - There are over 30 species of bats in Texas, more than any other U.S. state, and while bats are an important part of the ecosystem, they are also known to carry deadly diseases ...

MADISON - As darkness fell over the state capital Oct. 25, Makeela Magomolla, Tayah Dean and George Whitney led a group of more than 40 people on the winding paths of UW-Madison's Lakeshore Nature ...

As darkness falls, a greater Japanese horseshoe bat gets ready to head out for the night’s hunt. As it takes flight, it uses ...

The same neurons that help bats navigate through space may also help them navigate collective social environments, finds a new study published today in the journal Nature. Many mammals—including bats ...

What makes one bat take risks and venture far from its roost in search of food, while another stays close to familiar, safer areas? A new study from Tel Aviv University’s School of Zoology reveals ...

MOAB, Utah (KUTV) — A bat found outside the Arches National Park Visitor Center has tested positive for rabies, prompting concerns about potential exposure to visitors. In recent weeks, the park ...

Israeli researchers have discovered that fruit bats seasonally change how they compete with other animals, namely rats, for food. Under the leadership of Prof. Yossi Yovel of Tel Aviv University’s ...

Vampire bats infected with the rabies virus aren't likely to act stereotypically 'rabid,' according to a new study -- instead, infected male bats tended to withdraw socially, scaling back on the ...

Researchers used wireless neural recording and imaging devices to 'listen in' on the hippocampal brain activity of groups of Egyptian fruit bats as they flew freely within a large flight room. The ...