We are better off with bats. These bat facts will make you rethink the unsung heroes of the night and learn why you should ...

“You may already have a lot of plants that attract the insects that bats need to feed from, things like ox-eye daisies, ...

“They are an indicator species which lets us know that the environment is doing well where we are,” she says. “When we have ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

In short: Researchers have enlisted farmers to help uncover more information about the role insect-eating bats play in maintaining the balance of rural ecosystems. The Bats in Backyards project is ...

Bats "reinforce that option besides hiding & running -- you may have to fight." President Donald Trump has suggested arming teachers with guns to protect schools in the wake of a spate of deadly ...

There’s long been a debate in baseball circles about the respective benefits and drawbacks of using wood bats versus metal bats. However, there are relatively few scientific studies on the topic that ...

In The Star's annual year in review, the oddest stories of 2025 included a sinking Cybertruck, an egg shortage and rare ...

For Bat Week this year, we rounded up five reasons to love and conserve these misunderstood mammals. Erin Malsbury From leaf-engineering to complex social circles, there’s more to bats than flying and ...

Inside the gaping mouth of Mammoth Cave, hibernating bats sleep in permanent twilight, each huddled in its own limestone crevice. Every fall, these big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) squeeze their ...

While the Philadelphia region isn’t home to the blood-sucking bats of Hollywood lore, bats have bitten or scratched nearly 500 people in Philadelphia in the last five years. Stephanie Stronsick knows ...

Bats are the source of more dangerous viruses than any other mammal. Evolutionary tricks and fierce immune systems make them the perfect hosts. We keep hearing about bat-borne viruses, outstanding in ...