Staying cool during heat waves is challenging for small creatures, but the problem could be even more extreme for nocturnal ...

Artificial roosts, or "bat boxes", have become a popular home conservation tool. But a new study raises concerns about the ...

These creatures are vital to not just the health of their natural ecosystems, but our artificial ones as well.

The Floss Silk Tree, a conspicuous “autumn bloomer” that grows here and there around San Diego, has been showing off its ...

Dusk had settled and all but a few drops of rain seemed to be staying away as one big brown bat after another was gently pulled from pet carriers. Held aloft by volunteers gently cradling the world’s ...

Bats are often misunderstood, but they play an important role in our ecosystem. Farmland provides great foraging habitat for them, as bats need to be close to water which can be accessed through ...

Bats across Indiana are waking from hibernation and moving out of their caves in search of food. These flying mammals play a vital role in Indiana’s ecosystem and even its economy. Feeding on beetles, ...

Unfounded claims that bats get stuck in people’s hair, that all bats have rabies, and Hollywood’s influence (for example, the concept of blood-sucking vampires) often put bats in a negative light. The ...