Bat hibernation season begins in Vermont and northern New York. Experts break down the safe ways to send these flying mammals ...

Bats are amazing creatures that zip through the night skies on a mission: To hunt and devour insects. “Most bats are insectivores and feed on large numbers of insects and agricultural pests,” says ...

Explore the intense and unexpected moments in baseball with our video on "MLB Broken Bat Injuries." Discover how these rare incidents occur, the science behind a shattering bat, and their impact on ...

Nitin J. Sanket, a professor at WPI, has developed small flying robots with his team that fit in the palm of a hand and use ...

Brad Westrich is realizing his childhood dream as he works with bats in Indiana. Growing up in New Mexico and visiting nearby Carlsbad Caverns as a child, Westrich always was fascinated by bats and ...

The New Jersey Division of New Jersey Fish and Wildlife is asking residents to keep an eye out for bats and provide officials with reports on sightings. Researchers use several methods to track ...

A new international study led by researchers from Aarhus University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that small bats can be just as efficient predators as lions—and often ...

In the face of devastating population loss throughout the region, every bat that the Pennsylvania Bat Conservation and ...

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Don’t be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab isn’t hosting a Halloween party. Why a Visa-Mastercard ...

Just in time for Halloween, bat week is starting on Oct. 24. An international event, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife says that the week is meant to raise awareness about bat ...

Bats usually get cast as spooky night dwellers who dart through the dark or hang upside down in attics. But there’s a lot more to them than Halloween stories suggest. Here’s a look at the surprising ...

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