Bats are notoriously hard to spot due to their crepuscular and/or nocturnal behavior. While you may be lucky enough to catch the occasional glimpse as they swoop overhead at twilight, a bat detector ...

Bats exploit forest resources based on species-specific adaptations, resulting in differences in activity across forested landscapes. Forest management practices alter forests, impacting species ...

The New York Yankees love the home run ball. They’re called the Bronx Bombers for a reason. And they might have the answer to hitting even more: newly shaped bats. The Milwaukee Brewers are getting an ...

A comparison of the body sizes of the smaller Hipposideros diadema bat and the larger H. dinops. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Scientists are learning more about the rarely seen spectral bat, Latin America’s “jaguar on the wing.” A spectral bat, the largest bat species in the Western Hemisphere, consumes a short-tailed fruit ...

Bats comprise the order Chiroptera, stemming from Greek origin meaning “hand-wing” to describe the mammal’s unique anatomical feature. The order is the second-largest order of mammals, following only ...

Through their association with vampires, general spookiness, and fighting crime in comic books, bats are often misunderstood and even feared—at least by those who cross Nosferatu and Batman. But ...