The white-throated needletail was long considered the fastest flier, but the bird, or any other avian, is not. The ...

From the bumblebee bat to the Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, here are eight of the world's smallest mammals who thrive in a world ...

The structure of the wing membrane, the arrangement of the bones supporting it, and the positioning of the muscles provide the bat with the lightness and maneuverability necessary for catching insects ...

Here are eight tiny tyne creatures known as the smallest mammals of the earth. At only 1.3g, the extinct B. vanhouteni is believed to be the smallest mammal that ever lived. This tiny, shrew-like ...

Winter in the South can bring about a sharp change in conditions that impact forests and their many inhabitants. However, new ...

Winter in the South can bring about a sharp change in conditions that impact forests and their many inhabitants. However, new research finds that, despite these seasonal shifts, forest management ...

The discovery of a new bat coronavirus in China has sparked concerns about another pandemic. The virus, named HKU5-CoV-2, is similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in that it ...

Britain's loneliest bat may have finally found a mate just in time for Valentine's Day after flying solo for over 30 years. Just one male greater mouse-eared bat has been found across the country ...

“We mostly think about plant signaling as targeting sight and smell, but here these plants are not so much giving a ‘shout out’ but a ‘shout back’ to the bats to come on over,” Rohan Clarke, an ...

Bats may use a box that you put up as a summer or autumn roost. You may even be lucky enough to have bats hibernating in your garden. Find out more on our put up a bat box page.