Most library-goers don’t get to enjoy a bit of nature while pursuing books; not so for Portugal’s Joanine Library. A colony of bats has called the library home since the 18th century. The fascinating ...

Forget festivals and sporting events, the Bracken Cave bat colony is considered to be the largest gathering of mammals on ...

Bats are one of evolution’s most remarkable creations. They stand apart as the only mammals capable of true flight, using their thin, flexible wings to glide, hover, and dart through the night sky.

A new list of threatened mammals in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini shows that 11 more species have edged closer to ...

It is Bat Week, an international celebration of the flying mammals and their importance. I visited the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to get some bat facts. Bats get a bad rap. Maybe it's Bram Stoker's ...

Just in time for Halloween, six new bat species have been discovered by researchers from the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Field Museum in Chicago, and Lawrence University in Wisconsin. This nocturnal – ...

We know them. We love them. And much of the world misunderstands them. Flying hunters that come out at night, these mammals have gotten a bad rap over the years (think Dracula). South Texans, however, ...

They fly like no other creature on Earth, survive for decades, and rarely get cancers. Learning their secrets could lead to new advances for human use. How do bats fly? Scientists at Brown University ...

Two pallid bats and a Mexican free-tailed bat at La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve in San Mateo County. Courtesy Vishal Subramanyan/ Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. When Evan Cole set foot ...