The dream of flying has always fascinated humanity. In evolutionary history, the ability to fly has emerged independently only three times: in birds, pterosaurs, and, uniquely among mammals, in bats.

A University of Melbourne researcher has spotted a rare evolutionary phenomenon happening rapidly in real time in bats living in the Solomon Islands. The smaller bat, Hipposideros diadema, is found ...

Brown long-eared bats have some of the most sensitive hearing of any mammal. This helps them both hunt and avoid being hunted ...

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Bats are critical viral reservoirs that harbor viromes with a high risk of cross-species transmission. However, the diversity ...

Like so many mini submarines equipped with sonar, they deftly navigate dark forests and caves by listening for the echoes of ...

Bat researcher Aditya Srinivasulu on his new study cataloguing bat echolocation data, how these flying mammals are important ...