The species include the first reptile to be listed and the Christmas Island pipistrelle, a bat last seen in 2009.

A study proposes that habitat for bats—and their accompanying coronaviruses—has increased in southern Asia over the last century, but experts debate the reliability of the analysis.

An investigation by the World Health Organization into the origins of COVID-19 will instead focus on the virus’s animal origins and the possibility of spread through frozen foods.

Bat species use different strategies to dampen immune activation in response to viruses.

The abrupt termination comes after the research drew President Trump’s attention for its ties to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak speaks with The Scientist about how pathogens like 2019-nCoV jump species, and how to head off the next pandemic.

Bats are infected with the microbe that causes white-nose syndrome, but the disease itself has not shown up.

Bats move their ears fast to create frequency shifts in echoes that can give them more information about their prey targets or the surroundings they are navigating through.

Freshwater fish suffer from low levels of oxygen in the country’s rivers, while bats are unable to survive the extreme air temperatures.