Tag: bats
2025 Ig Nobel Prizes Awarded for Research on Tipsy Bats and Pasta Physics
The Ig Nobel prizes have once again brought humor and thought-provoking research to the forefront of the scientific…
Bats live with some viruses. But others can do them in
The study challenges the notion that bats are immune to viruses and never get sick, highlighting the need…
Virus Discovery Among Bats in China Fruit Orchards Draw Exposure Concerns : ScienceAlert
Bats in Yunnan Province Harbor Unknown Pathogens Closely Related to Nipah and Hendra Viruses Researchers in Yunnan province…
Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out How Bats Avoid Cancer : ScienceAlert
Bats Hold the Key to Cancer Resistance and Longevity Some bat species have defied the odds by living…
Federal Appeals Court Bats Down Clinton Judge, Lifts Block on Trump’s Executive Order to Strip Federal Workers’ Union Rights |
Recently, a federal judge halted President Trump’s executive order aimed at revoking the ‘collective bargaining’ rights of federal…
Young bats develop a ‘caller ID’ to avoid poisonous prey
The results were surprising and fascinating, showing that these bats have a remarkable ability to learn and adapt…
Bats that walk backwards have developed unusual navigation strategy
The Greater mouse-tailed bats, scientifically known as Rhinopoma microphyllum, have a unique way of navigating in the darkness…
Bats wearing tiny mics reveal how the fliers avoid rush hour collisions
The groundbreaking study conducted by neuroecologist Yossi Yovel of Tel Aviv University and his colleagues has shed light…
Meet the MIT physicist turned Marlins coach behind the ‘torpedo’ bats used by the Yankees
The New York Yankees made history with a franchise-record nine-home run day against the Milwaukee Brewers, but it…
Torpedo bats are making a lot of noise — but they’ve been quietly in MLB for a few years
The recent introduction of torpedo bats in Major League Baseball has taken the league by storm, with players…
Vampire bats run on a treadmill to reveal their strange metabolism
Experiments with vampire bats running on treadmills have shed light on their unique method of deriving energy from…
Putting vampire bats on treadmills reveals an unusual metabolism
Vampire bats have evolved to become highly specialized bloodsuckers, with their metabolism resembling that of blood-feeding flies more…