New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that bats can tolerate coronaviruses and other viruses without ...

But while bats are known for carrying viruses that cause diseases like rabies and Ebola, they also play a vital role in ecosystems around the world. Rodrigo Medellín, a bat expert who has been ...

Those noses help them detect the scent of blooming flowers, but it’s their impressive tongues that make lesser long-nosed bats such valuable pollinators: Measuring about three inches ...

Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ...

Bats play a crucial role in maintaining the ecosystem from their appetite for bugs to protecting crops like bananas, mangoes, and dates. They also help pollination of various plants. Their ...