White Nose Syndrome

When the mammals arrive at their winter homes, the white-nose fungus is there to greet them.

It’s one promising tool to fend off the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome.

Biologists are on a quest to find where bats hibernate when there are no caves nearby.

Places like Washington, D.C. offer them a safe haven from disease

Ghosts of bats past.

Bats host more pathogens than most other mammals. Why aren’t they always sick?

Na na na na na na na na microbes

Kevin Keel would rather not infect bats on purpose. A veterinary pathologist at the University of California at Davis, he...

Research on how the deadly fungus affects immune systems may help HIV research.

Bats are helpful insect eaters and providers of tequila, not just Halloween decorations. But their connection to the holiday is fitting.