Bats seen swooping over gardens and yards at night are responding directly to insect abundance below, signaling a healthy local ecosystem and providing substantial natural pest control. When these ...

Bats tend to have a bad rep with people (well, maybe outside the goth community, anyway). These creatures of the night are frequently accused of sucking blood, spreading rabies, and generally giving ...

Health officials are asking anyone who may have had contact with bats during the Mount Airy fireworks event to contact their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bats circling your garden is not a cause for concern, but it could be a sign that they're roosting in a nearby structure. Bats are ...

Bats are not only masters of aerodynamic flight — they’re skillful at multitasking while flying, too. By Rachel Nuwer Some humans like to think of themselves as good multitaskers, but bats may do it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mexican free-tailed bats occupy a wide variety of habitats, ranging from desert communities through pinion-juniper woodland and ...