5 Things About Bats that Make Them Less Scaryby Rachel MuenzMany people are terrified of bats, but there are plenty of reasons to like them, including some recent discoveries from bat researchers
NewsWild Bats Can Remember Sounds for Yearsby Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteResearcher discovered that frog-eating bats could recognize ringtones indicating a food reward up to four years later
News‘Organoid’ Grown in Lab to See Why Bats Live with Viruses but Don’t Get Sickby Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyNovel research could help us reduce the threat to humans of infectious disease
NewsAccurate Aging of Wild Animals Thanks to First Epigenetic Clock for Batsby University of MarylandUMD-led research identifies age-related changes to DNA and reveals longevity-related differences between bat species
NewsDid Climate Change Drive the Emergence of SARS-CoV-2?by University of Cambridge"Climate change over the last century has made the habitat in the southern Chinese Yunnan province suitable for more bat species," researcher says
NewsMother Bats Use Baby Talk to Communicate with Their Pupsby Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteRecent research indicates that parent-offspring communication in bats is more complex than previously thought, opening new avenues for further research
NewsHow the Novel Coronavirus Jumped from Animals to Humansby Duke University Medical CenterThe virus's ability to change makes it likely that new human coronaviruses will arise
NewsHow Bats Carry Coronaviruses without Getting Sick Themselvesby University of SaskatchewanBat-virus adaptation may explain species spillover, researchers say
NewsNew Bat Species Found—Cousins of Those Suspected in COVID-19by The Field MuseumThere are more than 1,400 species of bats, and 25 percent of them have only been recognized by scientists in the last 15 years
NewsNovel Coronavirus Origins: What Science Says so Farby Rachel MuenzCurrent research shows no evidence of genetic engineering, confirms bat origins
NewsCoronavirus Outbreak Raises Question: Why Are Bat Viruses so Deadly?by University of California - BerkeleyBats' fierce immune systems drive viruses to higher virulence, making them deadlier in humans