A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the ...

While fully aware most view cockroaches as disgusting, disease-bearing pests, the 31-year-old University of the Philippines ...

Bats flying around your home at night may signal a healthy ecosystem. These nocturnal mammals help control insects, pollinate ...

With hues of orange and black on its wings and a furry, fluffy face, the painted woolly bat is a stunner. But its beauty has ...

As dusk settles and the last birds vanish into trees, something else begins to stir. Dark shapes dart and zigzag across the ...

A rare cockroach expert who names new species after Tolkien's fictional creatures, Philippines scientist Christian Lucanas says the disease-bearing bugs deserve more study – and credit – for the ...

Dear EarthTalk: How are bat species doing these days? -- G.V., Butte, Montana If you enjoy money, tequila and saving the ...

High-frequency ultrasound significantly reduces the size of the face and modifies the internal bones of the ear in bats.

As the weather warms, it is not only birds preparing for spring migration. At least six species of bat migrate through or roost in Evanston and the ...

Learn how echolocation has shaped the skulls of bats that emit high-frequency sounds through their mouths and noses.

March-June: Female bats form maternity colonies and give birth to a single pup each. July: Baby bats grow and are ready to fly within five or six weeks. August-September: Baby bats begin flying by mid ...