Bats use the pattern of polarised light in the evening sky to get their bearings, according to a new study. As well as having unusual echolocation skills and their own magnetic compass, bats are now ...

Most library-goers don’t get to enjoy a bit of nature while pursuing books; not so for Portugal’s Joanine Library. A colony of bats has called the library home since the 18th century. The fascinating ...

Bats are associated with “things that go bump in the night”: scary things like like vampires, witches, evil spirits, and Halloween, and some people associate them the disease rabies. In fact they are ...

Brazilian free-tailed bats don’t need a Batplane: they can wing it at speeds as fast as about 99 mph, researchers have discovered. In fact, that’s a new record for horizontal flight speed for any bird ...

The new study suggests that bats calibrate their in-built magnetic compass using polarised light at sunset Bats use the pattern of polarised light in the evening sky to get their bearings, according ...