The bat version of the STING protein helps dampen the mammals' immune response to infection, researchers have found.

The Texas Tech University professor also investigated the effects of the Chernobyl disaster on surrounding wildlife.

In cooperation with its microbiome, the animal has genetic help in digesting blood and warding off pathogens.

Researchers find that while bats in the Myotis genus don’t produce telomerase, the enzyme that lengthens telomeres, they possess 21 telomere maintenance–related genes.

Factors such as humidity and temperature can affect how Rhinolophus clivosus use echolocation. 

The pathogenic fungus that has decimated populations of bats throughout the eastern United States has surfaced in the state for the first time, although none of the bats appear diseased.

Luna moths use their long tails to throw bats off their trail.

With a diet of blood, the flying mammals have largely lost the ability to taste bitter flavors.

Genomic analysis suggests that the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus circulated among bats for a while before jumping to humans.