Conservationists and communities are planting thousands of agave plants to protect endangered bats, and the future of ...

In the mid-1860s, a tiny parasitic aphid called phylloxera tore through the vineyards of France so mercilessly it devastated an entire generation of wine and cognac, altering the lineage of French ...

Bats get a bad rap. They’re tied to Halloween decorations, vampire legends, and the occasional panicked reaction when one ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Of the two bat species known to visit the flowers of the cardon cactus in Baja California, one depends entirely on nectar and is highly specialized to feed from the flowers, which are ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Do you own a hummingbird feeder? If so, you're research skills are needed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. According to a press release, the organization is seeking volunteers ...

For all their benefits, the world's only flying mammals continue to be the subject of several myths. One misconception is ...

With more than 1,400 species worldwide, bats are linchpins of ecosystems, serving as pest controllers, pollinators, and ...

They don’t know it, but Darwin’s finches changed the world. These closely related species — native to the Galapagos Islands — each sport a uniquely shaped beak that matches their preferred diet.

Bats sometimes get a bad rap, but these fascinating facts show how they pollinate plants, control insects and thrive in the ...

The authors of the study, published today (May 6) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, claim that the physiological mechanism driving this rapid transformation of the tongue tip could ...

This Artibeus fruit bat feasts on sugary fruit every night but these winged mammals don’t suffer from diabetes or other metabolic problems as humans might if we were to gorge on sugar. Some bats like ...