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?

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

The animals that plummeted 85 feet into Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave provide a layered history of life dating back to the ...

A study to look at why long-lived bats do not get cancer has broken new ground about the biological defenses that resist the ...

Bats are full of surprises. Not only can they fly and live longer than most animals their size, but new research has revealed ...

A study to look at why long-lived bats do not get cancer has broken new ground about the biological defenses that resist the ...

As Labour plans an overhaul of planning rules on the preservation of bats, Alex Ross finds a system met with frustration and ...

Not only do the boxes shelter the bats, keeping them out of homes, they also help keep the local insect population under ...

the immune system and finally the entire animal body. The candidate gene approach relies on comparative analysis of the expression of transcription factors and differentiation genes known to be ...

Under a cover of darkness, an “elusive” creature with a “long” tail flew through a mountain forest in northern India — or tried to, at least. But something enveloped it and trapped it. Scientists ...