To find out, Elena Tena, a biologist at Doñana Biological Station in Seville, Spain, and her colleagues attached ultra-light ...

For nearly 25 years, scientists have puzzled over how Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, manages to eat small birds. The mystery has finally been solved. New research shows that these bats are ...

The recording gives it away. First, a sudden plunge in altitude, then distressed bird calls before a prolonged series of ...

Bats are nocturnal hunters and use echolocation to orientate themselves by emitting high-frequency ultrasonic sounds in rapid succession and evaluating the calls’ reflections. Yet, they have retained ...

Bats are often misunderstood, but they play an important role in our ecosystem. Farmland provides great foraging habitat for them, as bats need to be close to water which can be accessed through ...

Bats are notoriously hard to spot due to their crepuscular and/or nocturnal behavior. While you may be lucky enough to catch the occasional glimpse as they swoop overhead at twilight, a bat detector ...

Greater noctule catches robins migrating to Britain and devours them using flap of skin like a picnic table, research finds ...