A man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, Australian health officials said.

Unlike rabies, which causes roughly 59,000 human deaths annually, predominantly in Africa and Asia, human infection with bat ...

As one of the world’s smallest fruit-eating bats, Honduran white bats are incredibly tiny. They only grow about 1.5 to 1.9 inches long and have fluffy white coats, like tiny living cotton balls.

Mexican long-nosed bats were listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1988, but according to Bat Conservation International, the population has decreased by 50% in recent decades.

The evolution of morbilliviruses in bat species of the American tropics. A new study published in the journal Nature Microbiology examined more than 1,600 bats in Brazil and Costa Rica.

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

By capturing species- and tissue-level differences in virus replication and immune response, the bat organoid platform opens new avenues for early detection, risk assessment, and intervention.

Mexican long-nosed bats were listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1988, but according to Bat Conservation International, the population has decreased by 50% in recent decades. More in Science ...

Two 52 million-year-old bat skeletons discovered in an ancient lake bed are the oldest bat fossils ever found, and they reveal a new species of flying mammal.

by Ifham Nizam A groundbreaking study has revealed that a population of bats in Sri Lanka, previously thought to belong to an existing species, is actually a distinct species altogether. Scientists ...

Solar-powered trap camera footage captured as many as 14 predator species preying on the bats of Python Cave in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda.

The Honduran white bat (Ectophylla alba) is so unbelievably cute and fluffy, it’s hard to believe it’s even real! Just imagine a tiny, cotton-ball-like creature that could easily fit in the ...