Some of the deadliest viral diseases that infect people are carried by bats, like Nipah virus (which has mortality rate of 40 to 70 percent in infected people), Ebola virus, and Marburg virus (which ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - There are over 30 species of bats in Texas, more than any other U.S. state, and while bats are an important part of the ecosystem, they are also known to carry deadly diseases ...

Sound plays an important role for many animals, helping them navigate and hunt. Echolocation is the ability of animals like ...

MADISON - As darkness fell over the state capital Oct. 25, Makeela Magomolla, Tayah Dean and George Whitney led a group of more than 40 people on the winding paths of UW-Madison's Lakeshore Nature ...

MOAB, Utah (KUTV) — A bat found outside the Arches National Park Visitor Center has tested positive for rabies, prompting concerns about potential exposure to visitors. In recent weeks, the park ...

Vampire bats infected with the rabies virus aren't likely to act stereotypically 'rabid,' according to a new study -- instead, infected male bats tended to withdraw socially, scaling back on the ...

Researchers used wireless neural recording and imaging devices to 'listen in' on the hippocampal brain activity of groups of Egyptian fruit bats as they flew freely within a large flight room. The ...

ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, Utah — Visitors to one of Utah's most popular national parks need to watch out for bats as much as the beautiful scenery. Arches National Park announced Thursday that a bat found ...