“They bring bad luck.” “They get stuck in your hair!” Let’s face it: bats have a bad rap. And vampire bats have the worst reputation of all — as creepy, bloodthirsty creatures who are always on the ...

Scientists are learning more about the rarely seen spectral bat, Latin America’s “jaguar on the wing.” A spectral bat, the largest bat species in the Western Hemisphere, consumes a short-tailed fruit ...

Vampire bats hit the treadmills in a unique study in which scientists tested how the creatures metabolized the blood they ...

While often misunderstood, bats exhibit remarkable adaptability, with some species capable of walking on the ground. This behavior, seen in common vampire bats and New Zealand lesser short-tailed bats ...

Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez receives funding from The Royal Society, British Cactus and Succulent Society. October is bats’ time in the spotlight, although they are mostly portrayed as spooky and creepy ...

Kelly Osbourne’s son, Sidney, is following in his late grandfather Ozzy Osbourne’s footsteps this Halloween season. The 2-year-old paid homage to the Prince of Darkness on Friday, October 31, by ...

Bats exist in the spaces between categories. They are mammals but they fly, some eat fruit while others suck blood, and they’re pollinators crucial to the survival of ecosystems all over the world ...

October is bats' time in the spotlight, although they are mostly portrayed as spooky and creepy. The truth is, bats are more likely to help you than harm you. Since I first saw a bat as an ...

Leonardo DiCaprio was offered "more money than [he] ever dreamed of" to star in "Hocus Pocus," but he turned it down!

Conservationists and communities are planting thousands of agave plants to protect endangered bats, as well as the future of Mexico's tequila production. In the dusty expanse of central Mexico's ...