Twelve pups of an endangered species of bat have been born at Jersey Zoo. The Livingstone's fruit bat pups were born a couple of weeks after 10 adult bats died from an infection. Following the ...

Viruses closely related to the deadly MERS coronavirus are lurking in bats and one group, known as HKU5, may be just one mutation away from making the jump to humans. A new study reveals how these ...

Some bat species can live cancer-free for up to 25 years, which is equivalent to 180 human years. How do they do it?

Most of what we know about prehistoric life comes from bits and pieces—bones, teeth, impressions in rock. However, every now ...

"These viruses are so closely related to MERS, so we have to be concerned if they ever infect humans," said virologist Michael Letko.