Bat bites of humans are uncommon and rabies in humans resulting from such bites is extremely rare. But, bats can harbor the rabies virus and, therefore, should be handled with caution. The greatest ...

Bats have disease-defying superpowers. What if we could copy them? They fly like no other creature on Earth, survive for decades, and rarely get cancers.

Now, scientists have found that adult bats are better at screening out “spam calls” than juveniles. The younger bats often wiggled their ears in response to the calls of poisonous toads, while ...

Most bats eat only insects – they’re insectivores. Sam That’s good news for farmers because they eat many pests - insects or small animals that are harmful or damage crops.