A new study sheds light on why North America's bats are dying in large numbers at wind energy facilities. Using a novel chemical tracking method, University of Florida researchers discovered that bats ...

Bats “surf” storm fronts when they migrate every year, researchers write in a new analysis this month. Published in Science, the study sheds light on a little-known phenomenon: the long-distance ...

Record bat migration: Endangered Mexican long-nosed bats are traveling farther north than ever before in search of nectar due to drought and habitat changes. Ecosystem ripple effects: Their ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bat expert Bernd Ohlendorf examines bats at the Herrmanshöhle cave in Rübeland. German researchers have tracked the migration ...

A small bat migrated at least 2,486 km from Russia to the French Alps, according to recently uncovered evidence published in De Gruyter's international journal Mammalia. This migration beats the ...

Migrating hundreds and hundreds of miles is hard work for the common noctule bat. But this European species makes its marathon journey a little... Bats catch a lift from storm winds on long-distance ...

Animals burn a lot of energy during long-distance migrations. New research in the journal Science suggests that some bats make their journeys a bit easier by getting a lift. NPR's Jonathan Lambert has ...

A young female bat weighing a quarter of an ounce has flown more than 1,500 miles from Russia to the French Alps, the longest bat flight ever recorded. The Nathusius’ pipistrelle bat bests the ...

A new study sheds light on why North America's bats are dying in large numbers at wind energy facilities. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Using a novel chemical ...

Historically, bat migration has been a bit of a black box. While scientists have learned lots about how birds migrate, the handful of bat species that make long-distance journeys have been tougher to ...