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Skeleton of paratype of Icaronycteris gunnelli, the oldest bat skeletons ever found.

Oldest bat skeleton ever found by paleontologists finally has a name

By Laura Baisas

Luna moth resting on a tree.

The alluring tail of the Luna moth is surprisingly useless for finding a mate

By Jamie Helmick

A dark wooden bat house high up on the side of a gray two-story house.

Benefit your neighborhood bats with this DIY bat house

By Jean Levasseur

The secrets to fighting the next pandemic could be in fruit bats

The secrets to fighting the next pandemic could be in fruit bats

By Jim Robbins / KHN

Bat hanging upside down from branch

Bat-like echolocation could help these robots find lost people

Notopteris neocaledonica, the New Caledonia blossom bat, an endangered bat species endemic to New Caledonia.

How to get a bat out of your house

By Natalie Wallington

Daubenton's bat is similar to metal singers

What bats and metal vocalists have in common

By Laura Baisas

bat eating fruit

Turn your backyard into an awesome hangout for bats

By Helen Bradshaw

People standing on a bridge at sunset while bats fly over.

Climate change could introduce humans to thousands of new viruses

By Philip Kiefer

How vampire bats evolved to get the most out of their bloody diets

By Kate Baggaley

a brown bat in flight

The secret to these bats’ hunting prowess is deep within their ears

By Kate Baggaley

vampire bats hanging inside a tree

Vampire bats rendezvous with their friends when dining out

By Elana Spivack

Both bats and humans test out talking as infants

Both bats and humans test out talking as infants

From Bat Ears to Sonar

From Bat Ears to Sonar

By Michael Stroh

A human hand holds a light brown vampire bat.

Vampire bats socially distance when they feel sick

By María Paula Rubiano A.

bats flying out of an abandoned gold mine

Why do so many diseases come from bats?

By Kate Baggaley

Vampire bats know the true meaning of friendship—sharing slurps of blood

By Sara Kiley Watson

North American bats tend to roost among the fungus that kills them

By Kate Baggaley

Female vampire bats regurgitate bloody dinners for their starving girlfriends

Female vampire bats regurgitate bloody dinners for their starving girlfriends

This probiotic is going to bat against a horrifying fungal plague

This probiotic is going to bat against a horrifying fungal plague

Bat echolocation could help us understand ADHD

Bat echolocation could help us understand ADHD

By Kate Baggaley

Bats help grow our crops, but climate change has them on the move

Bats help grow our crops, but climate change has them on the move

By Marlene Cimons

Looking for bats in all the wrong places

Looking for bats in all the wrong places

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Bats, too, love the city life

Bats, too, love the city life

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Vampire bats could soon swarm to the United States

Vampire bats could soon swarm to the United States

By Kate Baggaley

Holy Harp Trap, Batman! The gear researchers use to study bats

Holy Harp Trap, Batman! The gear researchers use to study bats

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

One cave’s losing battle against a deadly bat fungus

One cave’s losing battle against a deadly bat fungus

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Bats’ echolocation has one major blind spot

Bats’ echolocation has one major blind spot

By Mary Beth Griggs

person holding a bat

Hurricane Harvey’s putting bats at risk—but help is on the way

By Ellen Airhart

Bats are disappearing from churches in Sweden, and that’s not a good thing

By Mary Beth Griggs

Egyptian Fruit Bats

Now we know what an angry, hungry bat sounds like

By Mary Beth Griggs

Will Growing Urban Noise Make Bats Worse At Hunting Down Food?

Will Growing Urban Noise Make Bats Worse At Hunting Down Food?

By Knvul Sheikh

How Bats Find Their Way Through The Clutter

How Bats Find Their Way Through The Clutter

By Rebecca Boyle

Why Are Bats’ Immune Systems Totally Different From Any Other Mammal’s?

Why Are Bats’ Immune Systems Totally Different From Any Other Mammal’s?

By Alexandra Ossola

How A Tiny Bat Might Interrupt A Massive Oil Pipeline

By Rebecca Boyle

Long Tails May Save Luna Moths From Hungry Bats [Video]

Long Tails May Save Luna Moths From Hungry Bats [Video]

Students Engineer Help For Bats Fighting White Nose Syndrome

Students Engineer Help For Bats Fighting White Nose Syndrome

By Rebecca Boyle

Humans, Not Climate Change, Caused Caribbean Bat Extinctions

By Rebecca Boyle

Bats Listen For Others’ Snacking Sounds to Help Them Find Food

Bats Listen For Others’ Snacking Sounds to Help Them Find Food

By Rebecca Boyle

Fruit Bats Have Sonar, Too

Fruit Bats Have Sonar, Too

By Rebecca Boyle

A Special Brain Compass Helps Bats, And Other Animals, Navigate Correctly

A Special Brain Compass Helps Bats, And Other Animals, Navigate Correctly

By Rebecca Boyle

Hibernation Doesn’t Affect Memory, At Least For Bats

Hibernation Doesn’t Affect Memory, At Least For Bats

By Rebecca Boyle

Vampire Bats Might Enjoy Brussels Sprouts

Vampire Bats Might Enjoy Brussels Sprouts

By Rebecca Boyle

The Brilliant Ten: Nicole Abaid Studies Bats To Make Drones Smarter

The Brilliant Ten: Nicole Abaid Studies Bats To Make Drones Smarter

By Veronique Greenwood and Cassandra Willyard

How Did The Deadliest Strain Of Ebola Travel From Central To West Africa?

How Did The Deadliest Strain Of Ebola Travel From Central To West Africa?

By Francie Diep

How One Little Yellow-Shouldered Bat Became Seven Different Species

How One Little Yellow-Shouldered Bat Became Seven Different Species

This Weird Hairy Thing Is A Freaking Bat Tongue

This Weird Hairy Thing Is A Freaking Bat Tongue

By Rebecca Boyle

Bats Build Mental Maps Of Their Surroundings And Remember Them For Future Flights

Bats Build Mental Maps Of Their Surroundings And Remember Them For Future Flights

By Rebecca Boyle

Flapping Robotic Wing Helps Biologists Uncover Secrets Of Bat Flight

Flapping Robotic Wing Helps Biologists Uncover Secrets Of Bat Flight

By Rebecca Boyle

How Bat Genomes Could Help Make You Healthy

How Bat Genomes Could Help Make You Healthy

By Rebecca Boyle

This Halloween, Celebrate The Beautiful Bat

This Halloween, Celebrate The Beautiful Bat

By Rebecca Boyle

Inside the World’s First Manmade Batcave Built For Wild Bats

Inside the World’s First Manmade Batcave Built For Wild Bats

By Rebecca Boyle

PopSci BatSci: Biologists Use Old Weather Data to Track Bat Signals

PopSci BatSci: Biologists Use Old Weather Data to Track Bat Signals

By Rebecca Boyle

Bats Have Unique Superfast Squeak Muscles to Make Superfast Echolocation Calls

Bats Have Unique Superfast Squeak Muscles to Make Superfast Echolocation Calls

By Rebecca Boyle

Bat Ears Could Inspire New Sensing Technology For Robots and Autonomous Vehicles

Bat Ears Could Inspire New Sensing Technology For Robots and Autonomous Vehicles

By Rebecca Boyle

Bat Research Inspires Disciplines Far Beyond Biology

Bat Research Inspires Disciplines Far Beyond Biology

By Rebecca Boyle

Increasing Wind Turbine Turn-On Speeds Could Help Reduce Bat Deaths, New Study Says

Increasing Wind Turbine Turn-On Speeds Could Help Reduce Bat Deaths, New Study Says

By Rebecca Boyle

Can Technology Help Biologists Save Bats from Extinction?

Can Technology Help Biologists Save Bats from Extinction?

By Rebecca Boyle

Bat Conference, Day 1: Students Rush To Front Lines In Battle to Save Bats

Bat Conference, Day 1: Students Rush To Front Lines In Battle to Save Bats

By Rebecca Boyle