The New World’s two biggest bats are both carnivorous, preying upon animals like mice, frogs, and birds. The woolly false vampire bat and the spectral bat, the latter of which can have a ...

A National Geographic Explorer at Large, Medellín co-chairs the Bat Specialist Group, part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Species Survival Commission, with Kingston.

Parrots help others in need, study shows for first time. Selflessness is not a uniquely human trait: Bats, rats, and now parrots will assist other members of their species, even strangers.

The love songs of these Panamanian frogs is a dinner bell for fringe-lipped bats. But how do they learn which frogs and toads are safe to eat and which are poisonous? A fringe-lipped bat zeroes in ...

It takes a bit of planning to make your “vampire summer” a healthy one. Experts say it likely involves some tweaks in how you move, eat, and think. Work the joints, not just muscles ...

Photograph by Martin Edstrom, National Geographic Creative Socotra sits at the entrance to the Gulf of Aden, only 60 miles from the horn of Africa. Politically it is governed by Yemen, some 230 ...

Tomatoes were reviled for centuries—so how did we come to embrace them? This small New Jersey town claims to have played a major role.

“When there is no water, nothing green, the sand becomes very strong, a very fast enemy,” says Sbai. “It takes a lot of land.” The desert is pressing in from every direction.

How junk food outsmarts our brains—by hiding in our memories. New research reveals that memories of fatty and sugary foods are encoded in the hippocampus, helping explain why some cravings feel ...

When humpbacks get stuck in fishing gear, their friends stick around to help. Are whales altruistic? A new scientific paper and a video present a compelling case the answer is “yes.” ...

The surveys collect samples of blood, urine, and feces from animals such as bats, pangolins, civet cats, or any other mammal found in markets, animal trade and supply chains, on farms, and in wild ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.