Forest OrphansSpotlight 10.12.2022Swaddled symbols of hope and regeneration, orphaned flying foxes rest up and grow, preparing for their role as some of Australia’s most important forest stewards.
The ReservoirArticle 12.12.2018In Bangladesh, a bat-borne virus you’ve probably never heard of is poised to become the next pandemic—and medicine alone may not be sufficient to stop it. Is an ecological intervention the answer?
Glimmers in the DarkArticle 06.26.2018“The Destroyer” is decimating bat populations across North America. But scientists are finding rays of hope.
Bat OddsSpotlight 10.31.2017We’ve feared and maligned them for centuries, but it’s the bats that really have something to be afraid of.
Agave WhisperersSpotlight 09.27.2016As they follow—and mentally map—flowering agaves from Arizona to Mexico, lesser long-nosed bats pollinate the plants that bring the world tequila.
Lens of Time: Bat BalletVideo 08.02.2016Hundreds of thousands of bats emerge from a hole in the ground, and scientists with high-speed video cameras are there to make sense of the overwhelming spectacle.
Battling DiseaseOpinion 04.26.2016Elizabeth Hadly weighs in on why bats need our help—now more than ever—and why we need bats.
