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Some humans like to think of themselves as good multitaskers, but bats may do it better. Many bat species have the ability to fly while simultaneously drinking water — but unlike people who try ...
Without pollinators, we wouldn’t have one out of every three bites of food we eat. That’s because about 35 percent of the ...
Did you know that there are over 3,000 different species of centipedes, and scientists believe that there could be 5,000+ ...
Why bats can harbor viruses like hantavirus and coronavirus—pathogens that are highly dangerous to humans—without becoming ...
Researchers are hoping that by solving the mystery of why bats can harbor viruses like hantavirus and coronavirus — pathogens ...
As twilight settles, the world’s most misunderstood mammals take to the skies. Bats, with their leathery wings and mysterious ...
Swaths of Allegheny National Forest could be on the chopping block as the federal government moves to increase logging in ...
Have you ever walked through a garden on a warm night, unaware that tiny, winged mammals are silently working above your head ...
Through a small window, it’s possible to see its ... Even if such heroic measures can reduce the toll, many bat species will take generations to recover from white-nose syndrome.
Since its founding on August 25, 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has assembled 419 protected units, of which 62 hold the ...
While most bats eat mainly insects, at least 500 plant species in the tropics and subtropics ... of the seas' "At the onset of the night, many small organisms that were hiding during the day ...
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