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.

This northern ghost bat (Diclidurus albus) was a special, rare find for the bat scientists gathered in Belize. “It was magical,” says evolutionary biologist Jasmin Camacho. It's late in the day on a ...

She had spent the morning checking bat boxes, wisps of greenery getting tangled in her wiry grey locks. So far, she had come up short on her annual survey.Then she let out a cry: "Oh, we have bats!” ...

Learn how echolocation has shaped the skulls of bats that emit high-frequency sounds through their mouths and noses.

It's late in the day on a muggy spring afternoon in northern Belize. A couple dozen researchers enter the Lamanai Archaeological Reserve on foot. Their objective is to catch as many different kinds of ...