Source: Melinda Caric, via Flickr. When biologist Eran Amichai got his first close-up view of a nectar-eating bat about ten years ago, he couldn’t help but notice its whiskers. “They were completely ...

Newswise — PHILADELPHIA, May 12, 2026 — Firework shows are controversial in this day and age. While beautiful, fireworks are loud, bright, and smoky, and they can be dangerous to the surrounding ...

At newly colonized high-elevation sites in the central Italian Apennines, female Daubenton's bats take turns using the same hunting spots instead of feeding side by side. A study published by a ...

Nectar-feeding bats foraging in intensively managed banana plantations in Costa Rica have a less diverse set of gut microbes in comparison to bats feeding in their natural forest habitat or organic ...

It is not known for certain why or how the association between bats and Halloween began. However, it is very likely that their connection to vampirism plays a big role. Although not all bats feed on ...

Nectar-feeding bats burn sugar faster than any other mammal on Earth – and three times faster than even top-class athletes – ecologists have discovered. The findings, published online in the British ...

Photos from the October firework show in Capitola, California. Researcher Greg Cotten views the bats through a thermal scope (right). PHILADELPHIA, May 12, 2026 — Firework shows are controversial in ...