Some 40 kilometers east of the Tanzanian coast in East Africa lies Latham Island, a rocky, utterly isolated and uninhabited ...

If you’ve never seen a hammer-headed bat before, you might be shocked to discover just how much it looks like […] ...

Cotswold Wildlife Park has pulled off a conservation coup — becoming the only UK site to breed endangered Greater Bamboo ...

Have you ever enjoyed a piece of warm, fresh banana nut bread? How about a mango smoothie or guacamole dip? Did you know that these dishes would not be possible without bats? Across the world, more ...

Sometimes even bats need a sick day. Bats are renowned for the ability to be infected with viruses that can be deadly to people without showing signs of the diseases themselves. Ebola virus, Nipah ...

The 35th Ig Nobel Prize ceremony today announced a new crop of prize-winning studies that "first make people laugh, and then make them think". University of Western Australia researcher Gilles Gignac ...

Eric Johnson is used to working slowly, turning scraps of melody into full-grown Fruit Bats albums over months or years. But Baby Man, his latest release, came in a rush. Ten days in February 2025: no ...

Scientists are hoping to use the findings of a study of flight routes of bats and the correlation to the spread of deadly viruses to form an early warning system for disease outbreaks. In an inaugural ...

Growing up wild is hard - even harder when you've lost your mom. But for some orphans, there are havens, rescue centers where dedicated individuals are helping them to make it on their own. It's a ...

Researchers recently investigated hammer-headed bat populations in southern Cameroon. The mixed-methods investigation was conducted in mature rainforest, where these massive, bizarre-looking bats ...