The dream of flying has always fascinated humanity. In evolutionary history, the ability to fly has emerged independently only three times: in birds, pterosaurs, and, uniquely among mammals, in bats.

Before bats could fly, they used hand-like limbs. Scientists now reveal how evolution transformed those hands into wings.

In a tremendous performance, this American Ballet Theater principal danced her final “Swan Lake” to end her glittering 29-year career.

The photo of a courageous mother lemur with a baby on her back, taking a harrowing jump in a ravine, won the California Academy of Science's BigPicture Photography contest.

The rocker, 76, reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the first time since 2005.

Unlike rabies, which causes roughly 59,000 human deaths annually, predominantly in Africa and Asia, human infection with bat ...

Bruce the Bat Dog, the Rochester Red Wings four-legged bat-fetching sensation, had his moment in the national TV spotlight Wednesday. The golden retriever and his owner and trainer Josh Snyder of ...

20 New Bat Viruses – Some “Cousins” Of Deadly Hendra And Nipah – Spark Fears Of Human Disease A new species of bacteria and a parasite were also discovered in bat populations in southwest ...

Scientists have now found that a group of viruses found in bats, which are close relatives of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), may be only one mutation from gaining the ...

Emergent BioSolutions Awarded $62.4 Million Contract Modification for BAT® Antitoxin by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...