Bats and birds, although both masters of the sky, follow distinct evolutionary paths. A recent study highlights a key difference in the evolution of their limbs, influencing their ability to occupy ...

We know that conservation works best when it's powered by science so we're leading the research on viruses found in African bat populations to ensure a healthy co-existence between people and wildlife ...

The results were surprising. It turns out the bats weren’t following a set path, like most migratory birds do. “There is no migration corridor,” said senior author Dina Dechmann from MPI-AB in a press ...

Birds are the undisputed champions of epic travel -- but they are not the only long-haul fliers. A handful of bats are known to travel thousands of kilometers in continental migrations across ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — It's difficult to know what birds 'think' when they fly, but scientists in are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds' heads. Evolutionary biologists and ...

Bats left on nights when air pressure dropped and temperatures spiked; in other words, the bats left before incoming storms. "They were riding storm fronts, using the support of warm tailwinds ...

Concerns about bird flu are growing among health officials weeks after the first person in the U.S. died from the virus, and as cases of bird flu grow among animals and humans. Minnesota has no ...

Five baby-faced crooks wielding a baseball bat, a knife and pieces of wood mugged a straphanger before shoving him out of a Brooklyn subway car during his early-morning commute last week ...