Bats are not only masters of aerodynamic flight — they’re skillful at multitasking while flying, too. By Rachel Nuwer Some humans like to think of themselves as good multitaskers, but bats may ...

More information: Abhradeep Maitra et al, Kinematics and aerodynamics of in-flight drinking in bats, Journal of the Royal Society Interface (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0616 ...

In Tel Aviv, Israel, you might be privy to a strange sight: bats darting from tree branch to tree branch in broad daylight. These Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus), unlike most other species ...

As twilight settles, the world’s most misunderstood mammals take to the skies. Bats, with their leathery wings and mysterious ...

Individual flight routes of straw-colored fruit bats during the dry season (grey: urban area of Accra, green: tree density). Use of images is limited to editorial coverage of scientific topics ...