There is ongoing debate among policymakers and the general public about where SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, came from. While researchers consider bats the…
Bat-virus adaptation may explain species spillover, researchers say. A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team has uncovered how bats can carry the Middle East respiratory…
Editor’s note: Horseshoe bats in China are a natural wildlife reservoir of SARS-like coronaviruses. Some health experts think wildlife markets – specifically in Wuhan, China…
Bats do a lot of good for the world — they pollinate plants, they eat disease-carrying insects, and they help disperse seeds that help with…
Bats play a huge but poorly understood role in humans’ lives — they pollinate our crops, eat disease-carrying mosquitos, and carry diseases themselves. But we…
Lightweight wireless network enables precise mapping of bats’ social networks. To truly understand an animal species is to observe its behavior and social networks in…
Corrugated metal pipes have been installed at cave and mine entrances to help bats access their roosts, but a new study from Brown University researchers…
It starts with a gradual buildup of trust, study finds. We humans can explain how our relationships with college roommates and co-workers have formed over…
Bats’ fierce immune systems drive viruses to higher virulence, making them deadlier in humans. It’s no coincidence that some of the worst viral disease outbreaks…
Scientists have detected Marburg virus in fruit bats in Sierra Leone, marking the first time the deadly virus has been found in West Africa. Eleven…
At a time when kombucha is commonplace on cafe menus and “probiotic-fortified” has become the newest health buzzword, our guts have never been more relevant….
The metropolitan area of Berlin is mostly unsuitable as a habitat for bats because of the bright night sky. Dark corridors such as city forests,…
Artificial light influences the behavior of many nocturnal animals such as bats, which are very sensitive to all types of lighting. Particularly critical is the…
Fire plays important role for Sierra Nevada bats. Bats face many threats — from habitat loss and climate change to emerging diseases, such as white-nose…
Infectious diseases spilling over from wildlife are not new — as of 2008, approximately 70 percent of all known emerging diseases are thought to have…
Vampire bats that share food and groom each other in captivity are more likely to stick together when they’re released back into the wild, find…
Identifying how groups of animals select where to live is important for understanding social dynamics and for management and conservation. In a recent Journal of…
In the arms race between predators and prey, each evolves more and more sophisticated ways of catching or escaping from the other. Rachel Page, staff…