A race against time to save bats living in the walls of this north Texas city
In this downtown of old, empty buildings, the Bat World Sanctuary has been racing against time.
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Egyptian fruit bat genome yields clues about bats' ability to harbor and transmit deadly pathogens without getting sick
Boston University researchers, Thomas Kepler, professor of microbiology; Stephanie Pavlovich, an MD/PhD student; and Elke Mühlberger, director, Biomolecule Production Core, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories ...
Biotechnology
Apr 26, 2018
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Lizards, mice, bats and other vertebrates are important pollinators too
Bees are not the only animals that carry pollen from flower to flower. Species with backbones, among them bats, birds, mice, and even lizards, also serve as pollinators. Although less familiar as flower visitors than insect ...
Ecology
Apr 5, 2018
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How bats help explain the human brain
By measuring the brain activity of bats, scientists are learning how mammals keep track of everyone in their social circles.
Plants & Animals
Feb 8, 2018
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Fruit bat's echolocation may work like sophisticated surveillance sonar
New research from the University of Washington suggests that the Egyptian fruit bat is using similar techniques to those preferred by modern-day military and civil surveillance. The results could inspire new directions for ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2018
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Researchers identify 'social place cells' in the brain that respond to the locations of others
Whether we're playing a team sport or just strolling with our family through the park, we're continually aware of the positions of those around us - and where each is heading. Scientists have, in recent decades, pinpointed ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2018
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Durian industry could suffer without the endangered fruit bat
Scientists have discovered that Southeast Asia's endangered fruit bats - commonly known as flying foxes - play an important part in the pollination of the iconic and economically important durian tree.
Ecology
Oct 3, 2017
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Feeding habit of Malaysian fruit bats
The lesser short-nosed bat, Cynopterus brachyotis, is the most common bat in Peninsular Malaysia and can be found in natural and logged forests, plantations, farms, villages, cities, and towns. Lesser short-nosed bats feed ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 29, 2017
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Yoda bat officially recognised as new species
An unusual breed of fruit bat—previously nicknamed 'Yoda' due to its resemblance to the Star Wars Jedi Master—has now officially been registered as a new species and renamed the happy (Hamamas) tube-nosed fruit bat.
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2017
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Researchers find neurons that orient bats toward destination
Navigating to a destination, whether you are a human or a bat, requires a complex set of calculations and interactions among brain cells. Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, working with bats, have now revealed the ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2017
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