Scientists are sounding the alarm about humans trespassing near a cave full of bats infected with the "Bleeding Eye"' Marburg virus, which has a 90% mortality rate. While monitoring predators at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Buried deep within caves, bats — and especially their ...

Every evening, millions of bats swarm out of a single cave in Texas, making it one of the most stunning natural phenomena to witness. The colony is so huge that it turns the sky black as they begin ...

Researchers working inside Kenya’s volcanic and coastal cave systems have captured and sampled bats to build a clearer picture of species that spend most of their lives out of sight. Across sites from ...

Kristen Bobo spent her off-time caving and her work hours as a seamstress until disaster struck. Vandals entered a cave she managed in Fentress County and killed dozens of the endangered bats inside.

Researchers describe a new bat species found in Sri Lanka and South India and name it Miniopterus phillipsi in honor of British naturalist W.W.A. Phillips. Sri Lanka is home to 31 species of bats, but ...

BUFFALO, Mo. – On summer nights, if you look at the radar at just the right time, you might see an unusual sight showing up near Buffalo, Missouri. To the untrained eye, it looks like a quick burst of ...

Caves in Cambodia reveal new, previously unknown species and shed light on hidden ecosystems at risk of disappearing ...