MINNETONKA CAVE, Idaho - It attacks in the dark. Like a vampire, it stalks its victims while they slumber, invading their flesh until they can take no more - and drop dead. A deadly fungus has been ...

Vampire bats, with their eerie reputation and unique diet, have long fascinated scientists. But how do they survive on a diet consisting solely of blood? A team of researchers at the University of ...

Scientists put the bloodsucking mammals on a treadmill to understand how they get the energy to chase down their next meal. Researchers tracked how vampire bats processed their blood meals as they ...

Most library-goers don’t get to enjoy a bit of nature while pursuing books; not so for Portugal’s Joanine Library. A colony of bats has called the library home since the 18th century. The fascinating ...

Yes, that's right, contrary to myth, vampire bats don't suck blood. They lap it, like a dog or cat laps water. But first, they make a small cut with their razor-sharp teeth, so sharp, that they can ...

Let's say you're a vampire bat, and you are trying to decide where to bite your victim. You want a spot rich in blood, right? But how do you find such a spot? Turns out, vampire bats have a kind of ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sebastian Stockmaier, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) You can probably ...

Are climate change and hotter temperatures going to result in blood-drinking vampire bats swarming across Florida? Possibly someday, according to a new study published in the journal Ecography last ...

Q. Halloween brings forth some menacing creatures. The scariest to me is Dracula when he is a blood-sucking bat turning people into vampires. It got me wondering: Are vampire bats real? If so, have ...

Ever suddenly realize you had picked up certain words or ways of speaking from a close friend? It turns out that humans are far from the only animals who copy the sounds of their closest companions—a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oct. 24-31 is International Bat Week and there are plenty of ways to seek out Oregon’s furry, flying mammals during the Halloween season. Oregon is home to 15 species of bats.