Bats are the only mammals that can actively fly, enabling many species to perform seasonal migrations. In migratory birds, ...

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Historically, bat migration has been a bit of a black box. While scientists have learned lots about how birds migrate, the handful of bat species that make long-distance journeys have been tougher to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bat expert Bernd Ohlendorf examines bats at the Herrmanshöhle cave in Rübeland. German researchers have tracked the migration ...

A tiny female bat weighing no more than 10 paper clips has completed the longest-known migration of her species in a single season, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The Indiana bat, a ...

Bats “surf” storm fronts when they migrate every year, researchers write in a new analysis this month. Published in Science, the study sheds light on a little-known phenomenon: the long-distance ...

Animals burn a lot of energy during long-distance migrations. New research in the journal Science suggests that some bats make their journeys a bit easier by getting a lift. NPR's Jonathan Lambert has ...