In our community right now there are people who are not expecting Christmas to be very bright. They may have fallen on hard times. They may be ill, alone or ...
A small aluminum baseball bat nearby was collected for evidence and authorities said it was “placed conspicuously” next to the bed. Detectives interviewed the mother of the boy, who told them ...
Vampire bats’ main fuel source is the blood they drink, scientists have confirmed – after putting the creatures on a treadmill. Most animals, including humans, use carbohydrates as their ...
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 ...
A pair of biologists at the University of Toronto has found that vampire bats are able to burn amino acids as a fuel source similarly to blood-sucking insects. In their study published in the ...
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 ...
(Getty Images) Welcome to Opposite Month! Thanks to Halloween, October is rife with "black" imagery — black bats, black cats, black-caped vampires, black-haired witches — all of it spooky ...
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 ...