The final ranking of this year's top 100 MLB prospects starts with high school shortstop Ethan Holliday, followed by two ...

In a new study, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers have used advanced molecular tools to survey the health status of endangered Indiana bats, identifying microbiome changes ...

Hunting bats emit pulses of very high frequency sound, beyond the range of human hearing. If the sound pulses reflect off a flying insect, the bat can hear the returning echos of the pulses.

Bats use echolocation to make mental maps for navigation Despite only working over short distances, echolocation is enough to get bats home.

Echolocating bats have been found to possess an acoustic cognitive map of their home range, enabling them to navigate over kilometer-scale distances using echolocation alone.

Bat guano yields ‘unconventional’ historical fire data, scientists say The guano in question was collected from Cripps Mill Cave in Tennessee, a limestone cave home to gray bats and Indiana bats.

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The latest bat census at Sodalis Nature Preserve confirms its place as the country’s most important hibernation spot for Indiana bats, with an estimated 222,129. This is an 8.7 percent ...

MUNCIE, Ind. — Many of Indiana's bats are disappearing at an alarming rate, but if you’re hoping that means a bat is less likely to sneak into your attic or church, you’re out of luck. A ...

Wildlife biologists recently found a bat in the Shawnee National Forest that had been banded during a bat survey more than 15 years ago.

Bat Week celebrates a creature that is often feared as various agencies work to raise awareness about the need for bat conservation, including in Tennessee.

Bats are essential to the ecosystem and an asset to gardens. Though they've lost a lot of natural habitats, there are ways to help your local population thrive.

These are by far the largest Indiana bat colonies in the range of the species. Fort Knox is part of a larger and ongoing effort to protect bats.