A woman is left shocked when a bat she rescued turned out to have had a rabies-like virus.

Some bat species can live cancer-free for up to 25 years, which is equivalent to 180 human years. How do they do it?

Bats live long, cancer-free lives using extra tumor-fighting genes and stable immune systems. This may unlock new ways to ...

Video from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding on and dispersing fruit bats that are known natural reservoirs of infectious diseases.

Once the data has been gathered, the bats are set free back into the wild. "Bats are an incredibly important part of our ecosystem," DWR Central Region Outreach Manager Scott Root said.

Despite declining numbers in the wild, hundreds of specimens like this of Kerivoula picta—or painted woolly bat—are being sold on Etsy, eBay and Amazon as jewelry, Halloween decorations, and jarred ...

The bats are part of wild populations living on public lands, and are photographed by agency staff. The first round of voting began Thursday and pitted a Townsend's big-eared bat named “Sir ...

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A new study sounds a warning about wild bats used in decorations sold online. A new study sounds a warning about wild bats used in decorations sold online. Justine Calma is a senior science ...

Distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. In the wild, vampire bats form long-lasting social relationships with some of the individuals with whom they roost. These friendships — which can last a ...