“They bring bad luck.” “They get stuck in your hair!” Let’s face it: bats have a bad rap. And vampire bats have the worst reputation of all — as creepy, bloodthirsty creatures who are always on the ...

Glasgow university researchers say more humans and livestock are being bitten by the bats because of the impacts of climate ...

While often misunderstood, bats exhibit remarkable adaptability, with some species capable of walking on the ground. This behavior, seen in common vampire bats and New Zealand lesser short-tailed bats ...

Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez receives funding from The Royal Society, British Cactus and Succulent Society. October is bats’ time in the spotlight, although they are mostly portrayed as spooky and creepy ...

Vampire bats made to run on treadmills in a lab reveal secrets of the special metabolism fueling them from blood consumed only minutes before. The research, published in the journal Biology Letters, ...

October is bats' time in the spotlight, although they are mostly portrayed as spooky and creepy. The truth is, bats are more likely to help you than harm you. Since I first saw a bat as an ...

Six new bat species were recently discovered in the Philippines by a team of researchers from Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), the Field Museum in Chicago, and Lawrence University in Wisconsin.

A team from the University of Georgia have tested 50 museum specimens across six species of bats: big brown bats, eastern red bats, Seminole bats, southeastern myotis, gray bats and Brazilian ...

When they dug up Arnold Paole's dead body 40 days after his death, what they discovered was the stuff of nightmares. The corpse’s clothing was all bloody. There was fresh blood flowing from his eyes, ...

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Don’t be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab isn’t hosting a Halloween party. Instead, it’s a ...

Local News How tiny drones inspired by bats could save lives in dark and stormy conditions Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are developing tiny drones inspired by bats for search and ...