But in bats, this process unfolds differently. Despite carrying several viruses—Marburg, Ebola, Nipah, among others—bats rarely get sick from these infections. It seems their immune systems ...

My work gathers inspiration from a variety of unconventional model organisms, and they have a key role in bio-inspired design ...

One ebony-furred feline named Pepper is making scientific history by leading researchers to an unsettling discovery: the ...

A deadly virus called Nipah, which is carried by bats and has “serious epidemic potential,” has infected people across South and South East Asia, according to global health and infectious ...

A dead mouse from a cat named Pepper has led a researcher to a new virus.

Rabies, Ebola, Zika, and Covid-19 are examples of zoonotic diseases, which originate not only from wild animals like bats or ...

Vampire bats have been put on a treadmill as a study showed the special way they use blood for energy - as well as how quickly they can run. Footage shows one bat using its wings to sprint along ...

Vampire bats in Peru sometimes prey on penguin chicks, but the adult penguins are ready to fight back—with a little help from dirt and even poop. Vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) in flight.

Luckily, they’re only imaginary … or are they? There are real vampires in the world of bats. Out of over 1,400 currently described bat species, three are known to feed on blood exclusively.

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Because bats are small, secretive, feed at night, and are unfamiliar to most people, they are sometimes regarded as rare. On the contrary, they are found throughout the world except for certain ...