Anyone with a pool knows how easily animals can become stuck swimming in circles. It’s not uncommon to find insects, mice, ...

Scientists in China's Yunnan province have discovered 20 new viruses in bats, including two closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses. Th ...

Fruit bats are known to dip down into water for a drink and sometimes misjudge the depth, leading to accidental falls. This bat may have mistaken the pool for a freshwater source and gotten more ...

Every day, our brain takes countless fleeting experiences—from walks on the beach to presentations at work—and transforms ...

We’re chatting with one of the headliners for Pickathon! The Fruit Bats are an indie rock band formed in Chicago, with their Baby Man Tour kicking off this fall.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Fruit Bat is a two-and-a-half-month-old blind kitten who is ready for his forever home. The ...

A man in his 50s has been hospitalized in critical condition after contracting the Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) in New ...

With no confirmed sightings of it in over 50 years, the little Mariana fruit bat has been declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Video from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding on and dispersing fruit bats that are known natural reservoirs of infectious diseases.