A Penn project could help keep urban bats out of your attic and support them in their fight against a deadly disease.

Vampire bats are remarkable creatures that survive exclusively on blood, a diet rich in proteins but low in fats and sugars.

Vampire bats’ main fuel source is the blood they drink, scientists have confirmed – after putting the creatures on a ...

For a millennial couple buying their first home, on an island in the Puget Sound, the cost of humanely resolving the bat ...

Thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats are set to be displaced by the expansion of Interstate 35 through Austin.

If you've ever thought to yourself, "Gee I sure would like to see some vampire bats on treadmills," then do we have the ...

Vampire bats typically fly near prey and then quickly walk or run on their thumbs and wrists to close in. They then latch onto their target, typically a peccary or capybara, and use their teeth to ...

Many species of bats use echolocation to avoid obstacles like tree branches and hunt small insects as they fly through the ...

ORNL develops sustainable 3D-printed roosts for endangered bats using a biodegradable material to mimic natural habitats and ...

Birds usually have a prominent breast keel where heavy muscles are attached; in bats, only one muscle is attached to the breastbone, the ribs are flattened, and there is some fusing of the vertebral ...

Scientists put the bloodsucking mammals on a treadmill to understand how they get the energy to chase down their next meal.

The farmers’ quarrels with vampire bats make sense. Culling campaigns have used topically applied poisons called vampiricide, basically a mix of petroleum jelly and rat poison. Bats are caught ...