Bats are not only masters of aerodynamic flight — they’re skillful at multitasking while flying, too. By Rachel Nuwer Some humans like to think of themselves as good multitaskers, but bats may ...

Bats need a source of drinking water that's about 7 to 10 feet in length. That's because they drink while flying (how cool). If you have a pond or water trough, that will work.

Life How bats pick out their own calls when flying in enormous swarms Researchers trained a hawk outfitted with microphones to fly through a swarm of 600,000 bats, revealing how they can hear ...

Colonial bats like to hang with their relatives and don't look for new homes when they mature. Some colonies have 5,000 members (talk about living with the in-laws!) with daughters remaining with ...

It's the 16th Bat-a-thon in Belize. Researchers think the flying mammals can teach us about warding off pathogens and managing diabetes. They trap bats in nets, draw blood ... but no bats are harmed.