Shohei Ohtani will bat leadoff as the designated hitter for the National League in Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park ...

Many people would not describe bats as cute. This is likely because of bats’ associations with viruses, darkness, and evil. Granted, bats are somewhat weird animals, being the only mammals that can ...

From Alaska across southern Canada all the way south to Tierra del Fuego — the southernmost point of South America — ...

Chimney Rock State Park reopened June 27, nine months after Helene devastated the area. Local officials celebrated the ...

Even bats in the tropics, where it’s warm all year, store fat in anticipation of dry seasons when food becomes scarce. That’s ...

By listening to a frog call, adult bats can tell which prey are palatable and which are poisonous. Young bats must acquire this ability over time.

Environment Animals Wildlife Bats Young bats develop a ‘caller ID’ to avoid poisonous prey ‘Like human children, young bats needed time and experience to hone their discrimination skills.’ ...

These bats learn to eavesdrop—in order to survive The love songs of these Panamanian frogs is a dinner bell for fringe-lipped bats. But how do they learn which frogs and toads are safe to eat ...

For decades, Corey Tarwater and her research team have used mist nets by day to capture various species of tropical birds in Panama to study the effects of global change on bird populations. Now, the ...

Columbus Public Library will be sponsoring an online presentation about tropical bats by scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Attracting seed-dispersing bats to degraded landscapes and aiding in tropical forest restoration efforts has long been an alluring prospect for conservationists: potentially a cheaper, less labor ...

Nicole Ozmina and her family had to be airlifted out of Bat Cave community in Henderson County after the fatal floodwaters of Tropical Storm Helene.