GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Fruit Bat is a two-and-a-half-month-old blind kitten who is ready for his forever home. The ...

Bats are surprisingly good swimmers, but this little guy needed a hand to make it out of this Queensland pool.

Scientists in China's Yunnan province have discovered 20 new viruses in bats, including two closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses. The research, focusing on bat kidneys, raises ...

With no confirmed sightings of it in over 50 years, the little Mariana fruit bat has been declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It’s one of 21 species, including birds and ...

Two newly discovered viruses lurking in bats are dangerously similar to Nipah and Hendra, both of which have caused deadly outbreaks in humans. Found in fruit bats near villages, these viruses may ...

The viruses related to Nipah and Hendra came from fruit bats caught near orchards close to villages, places where people and farm animals are more likely to come into contact with wildlife.

Scientists have discovered 20 previously unknown viruses in bats from China’s Yunnan province, including two closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, raising fresh concerns about ...

"These viruses are naturally hosted by fruit bats and are typically transmitted to humans through bat urine or saliva, often via contamination of food sources," researchers said. The study raises ...

New Virus outbreak 2025: Scientists have found 20 new viruses in bats from China’s Yunnan province, including two linked to deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, raising concerns about future disease ...

A pair of henipaviruses were found in fruit bats living close to fruit orchards near local villages. 22 viruses were found as part of the study, 20 of which were previously unknown (Image ...

The latest study peered inside the kidneys of 142 bats from 10 species, which were collected over four years across five areas of Yunnan. Genome sequencing of the samples revealed 22 viruses, of ...

The two new henipaviruses were found in fruit bats living near agricultural areas, where urine from bats may contaminate fruit that’s eaten by people or livestock. The findings “underscore critical ...