Ecology
Jul 20, 2023
Study shows bats struggle during organic farming transition
Bat activity falls as farms make the transition to organic agriculture, new research shows.
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Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2023
Loud music festivals could reduce bat activity in some species by nearly 50%
Researchers at the University of the West of England present the first evidence of the negative impacts of music festivals on bat activity. Highlighting the importance of ensuring policy guidance keeps up with growing evidence ...
Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2023
What do bats, priests and rabbis have in common? Network analysis reveals insights
It could almost be the start of a joke: What do bats, priests and rabbis have in common? The answer: Their social networks can be traced using a new computer science tool called network analysis.
Biotechnology
Jul 5, 2023
Exterminating greenhouse pests with bat-inspired drones
Researchers have been testing real-life Batman-style gadgets to eradicate moth pests from greenhouses, including bat-inspired flying drones that hunt down and destroy moths—but new research reveals that the noise from drones ...
Ecology
Jul 3, 2023
Counting Africa's largest bat colony with AI
Once a year, a small forest in Zambia becomes the site of one of the world's greatest natural spectacles. In November, straw-colored fruit bats migrate from across the African continent to a patch of trees in Kasanka National ...
Ecology
Jun 27, 2023
Monitoring British bats can help identify coronaviruses with pathogen potential
Researchers who found novel coronaviruses in UK bats say genetic surveys of the viruses should be regularly conducted, even if none of those viruses can infect humans yet.
Ecology
Jun 7, 2023
Birds and bats enhance yields for cacao farmers in northern Peru, study finds
Healthy bat and bird populations don't only help to keep the endangered tropical dry forests of northern Peru in equilibrium. For the region's farmers of cacao—the main ingredient in chocolate—these predators are worth almost ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2023
Preventing pandemics by leaving bats undisturbed
As the COVID-19 pandemic slowly subsides, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) experts and colleagues from the Wildlife Conservation Society have partnered on a new analysis in The Lancet Planetary Health ...
Ecology
May 31, 2023
Migratory bats tracked for the first time ever using new algorithm
For the first time ever, researchers can track the movements of bats with the help of a brand new algorithm utilizing radar technology, created by the University of Haifa and Tel Aviv University.
Ecology
May 25, 2023
Next steps in monitoring bat coronaviruses
Since the emergence of SARS in 2002, coronaviruses have been recognized as potential pandemic threats. This emergence highlights a need for evidence-based strategies to monitor bat coronaviruses. Daniel Becker, Ph.D., a researcher ...
