Here are three commonly held beliefs about bats: They’re blind, they often have rabies and they want to drink your blood. Would you be surprised to hear that none of these are actually true? All three ...

Imagine moving into a new house just to discover it has no insulation. That's what life can be like for a bat box resident. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Bat boxes, ...

Waynesburg will become the latest location to host bat boxes as the population slowly recovers from a syndrome that decimated bat colonies around the country. The council voted at its September ...

LOWELL, Mich. — A local Boy Scout is using his Eagle Scout project for Lowell Troop 102 to help save the bats in West Michigan. Sam Konyndyk planned and built eight bat boxes, which are man-made ...

KENT COUNTY, MI - Samuel Konyndyk, 18, has been perfecting the design of his multi-chambered bat boxes for years. He began with designing and installing the tiny mammal habitats at his grandparents’ ...

Bat boxes are potential death traps for the winged mammals during heatwaves, new research warns. They can overheat and die in bat boxes during extreme hot weather, say scientists. They explained that ...

Staying cool during heatwaves is challenging for small creatures, but the problem could be even more extreme for nocturnal creatures that are unable to move to cooler locations while slumbering.

URBANA, Ill. — Imagine moving into a new house just to discover it has no insulation. That’s what life can be like for a bat box resident. Bat boxes, a kind of artificial roost, are a simple and ...