Following the Nipah virus outbreak in India, we asked experts about ongoing research into treatments, if there is a cause for ...

Stephanie Stronsick has bats in her Berks County, Pennsylvania, house. On purpose. “Aw, look at her little face,” Stronsick ...

In a world still feeling the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, news of a potential new viral threat can quickly raise alarm. That was the case following reports in India of a recent outbreak of ...

Hundreds of thousands of straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) gather at Kasanka National Park, Zambia, creating one of ...

The Nipah virus was spotted in India where it infected two people. No cases of the potentially lethal virus have been detected in the United States.

Scientists in Bangladesh discovered a new bat-borne virus called PRV in five patients who initially appeared to have Nipah ...

Vietnamese health authorities are stepping up surveillance for the deadly Nipah virus following fresh concerns linked to a ...

This Artibeus fruit bat feasts on sugary fruit every night but these winged mammals don’t suffer from diabetes or other metabolic problems as humans might if we were to gorge on sugar. Some bats like ...

Anyone with a pool knows how easily animals can become stuck swimming in circles. It’s not uncommon to find insects, mice, and even frogs floating around the deep end. Bats are less commonly found in ...