On night walks through Highgate Wood, Cindy Blaney shares the whirling wonder of the often-maligned mammals with the humans ...

Epidemic-causing viruses are linked to a small number of bat families, not bats as a whole, improving outbreak prevention ...

In the early 2000s, José Juan Flores Martínez was studying for a bachelor’s degree in biology and working as a volunteer in a ...

Bat perception has been examined for decades as a problem of sensory reach rather than animal intelligence. Many species ...

In 2018, researchers from Bat Conservation International, Cameroon’s University of Maroua and the American Museum of Natural ...

Human beings are not the only ones with a sweet tooth. Fruit bats are named after their love of sugary fruits. In fact, they ...

Scientists reveal that wild animals regularly consume naturally occurring alcohol from fermented fruits and nectar. This ...

In the forests, grasslands, and tropical forests, wild animals often encounter naturally fermented food. Natural fermentation ...

Bats get a bad reputation for being creepy or disease-ridden, but they’re actually doing loads of important work that keeps ecosystems functioning properly. These flying mammals have evolved some ...

Beavers, earthworms, prairie dogs, elephants, and more don't just live in ecosystems, they reshape them to the benefit of ...

Many of us begin a new year hoping to become better versions of ourselves. Some aim to improve their health, others focus on ...

From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...