Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Buried deep within caves, bats — and especially their ...

Field workers spread locally-sourced bat guano fertilizer on biodynamically grown marijuana plants at the SPARC cannabis farm in Glen Ellen, Calif. on Friday, July 14, 2017. Erich Pearson's expansive ...

Doctors have reported two rare and fatal cases of histoplasmosis, a fungal disease linked to bat guano used as fertilizer for locally grown cannabis. Reading time 3 minutes Homegrown weed lovers ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Gray News) - Two men from New York have died after using bat feces as a fertilizer to grow cannabis. According to a study published in Open Forum Infectious Disease, the Rochester ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) –Guano. If you look into the history of Carlsbad Caverns, you will most likely come across this term. In fact, some of the early visitors to the large underground cave system ...

Bat poop—yes, bat poop—is far more fascinating than you might think. You probably don’t give it much thought (unless it’s in your attic), but believe it or not, bat droppings have shaped history, ...