Bats “surf” storm fronts when they migrate every year, researchers write in a new analysis this month. Published in Science, the study sheds light on a little-known phenomenon: the long-distance ...

A new study sheds light on why North America's bats are dying in large numbers at wind energy facilities. Using a novel chemical tracking method, University of Florida researchers discovered that bats ...

Researchers tracked 71 common noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula) to parse their migration patterns. Kamran Safi / Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior More than 1,400 species of bats exist worldwide, ...

Bats are the only mammals that can actively fly, enabling many species to perform seasonal migrations. In migratory birds, remaining airborne for many hours is supported by burning fatty acids, ...

In a discovery that challenges what we know about animal migration, scientists have found that bats are using storm fronts as natural highways across Europe, traveling up to 400 kilometers in a single ...

In late summer, some bat species migrate from northern Europe along the coastlines to their wintering sites in central and western Europe. Until now it was assumed that all bats travelled in the same ...

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A small bat migrated at least 2,486 km from Russia to the French Alps, according to recently uncovered evidence published in De Gruyter's international journal Mammalia. This migration beats the ...

Learn more about the innovative technology that tracked a bat’s movements and the climate around them as they migrated across continents. Bats are often synonymous with a dark and stormy night mostly ...

A bat beat the previous Nathusius' pipistrelle migration record It's even possible that it actually flew more than 3,000 km Research shows bats can migrate further than previously thought A Nathusius' ...

Animals burn a lot of energy during long-distance migrations. New research in the journal Science suggests that some bats make their journeys a bit easier by getting a lift. NPR's Jonathan Lambert has ...