In new research published in PeerJ, researchers from the University of Washington, University of Texas at Austin and Oregon Institute of Technology, led by undergraduate student Abby Burtner, have ...

Researchers generated complete genomes of two important bat species and explored their immune- and cancer-related genes. When comparing the newly sequenced bat genomes to other mammals, the ...

New research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats' wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have prevented them from filling as many ecological niches as birds. New Cornell ...

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 ...

Bats possess a unique, preactivated innate immune defense that stops viruses from fully replicating, even after cell entry. This remarkable resilience stems from their ability to suppress excessive ...

Bats may have lived in caves and used soundwaves to navigate much earlier than first thought. Of all the mammals, bats have one of the poorest fossil records, with palaeontologists estimating that ...

The modern bat – that’s where the game has changed. It is a case of not just batters but also their weapons of choice, the bats, packing a lethal punch. The batter’s power is being amplified to ...

The following is an excerpt from Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans by Bill Schutt. When you purchase products through the Bookshop.org link on this page, Science Friday earns ...

Delving deep into bat habitats, scientists uncover how coronaviruses evolve, migrate, and cross-species, shedding light on pandemic origins and future risks. Study: Origin and cross-species ...

A University of Melbourne researcher has spotted a rare evolutionary phenomenon happening rapidly in real time in bats living in the Solomon Islands. Dr Tyrone Lavery reports in a paper published in ...