a 24-year-old student visiting from Indiana, told AFP after the tour. White-nose syndrome is caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), which infects bats during hibernation ...

A total of 24 vampire bats — the only mammal which has to eat blood to survive, known as an obligate sanguinivore — were captured from Belize forests for the study. They were fed a diet of ...

Researchers tracked how vampire bats processed their blood meals as they sped along a treadmill for up to 90 minutes. Trilobites Scientists put the bloodsucking mammals on a treadmill to ...

Vampire bats have become such specialized bloodsuckers that they metabolize their food more like some blood-feeding flies than like other known mammals, a new experiment shows. The common vampire ...

Free agent Thairo Estrada, once a promising and versatile piece in the San Francisco Giants lineup, is not expected to return for 2025 after a difficult 2024 season. Following his strong three ...

US experimental V-BAT drones are being secretly tested by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in real combat conditions. These tests aim to evaluate the drones' performance against Russian electronic warfare ...

They're gnarly creatures, often favorite subjects for movies or books. Luckily, they're only imaginary … or are they? There are real vampires in the world of bats. Out of over 1,400 currently ...

Bats have been found roosting in a purpose-built barn next to a major road upgrade. The bespoke bat house was built in 2022 near a new stretch of dual-carriageway on the A30 in Cornwall that ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This undated image provided by the Bureau of Land Management shows the bat Hoary Potter. (Emma Busk/Bureau ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The countdown to election night is on. Officials across the country are preparing to count tens of millions of ballots. Every state reports votes differently, and that means the candidate in the ...