Bat maternity season runs from April 16 through Aug. 14, and it's illegal to block of exclude bats from their roosts during ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nothing can set your pulse racing like mysterious noises coming from somewhere in your home's rafters. Nothing, that is, except coming face to ...

In a new study, bats lap up vaccine-laced saline or chow down on vaccine-carrying mosquitoes. Will that have any impact on ...

Bats are amazing creatures that zip through the night skies on a mission: To hunt and devour insects. “Most bats are insectivores and feed on large numbers of insects and agricultural pests,” says ...

Fungus-coated bats are spreading deadly disease in Washington state’s San Juan Island National Historical Park, according to park officials. Three Yuma Myotis bats tested positive for the fungus that ...

Florida's bat maternity season begins April 16. Learn how to legally remove bats from your home before the deadline.

Bats get a bad rap. They’re tied to Halloween decorations, vampire legends, and the occasional panicked reaction when one swoops through a backyard at dusk. But beyond the spooky stereotypes lies a ...

A new international study led by researchers from Aarhus University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that small bats can be just as efficient predators as lions—and often ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. The bats live in South and Central America and are basically “living Draculas,” ...