Finding that vampire bats along Peru’s coast carried H5N1 antibodies raises concerns that multiple bat species could become ...

Vampires aren’t like other monsters. They aren’t brainless corpses shambling towards their next meal, or fearsome beasts stalking their prey on animal instinct alone. No, vampires are traditionally ...

The Great White Shark - Jaws' False Legacy In 2024, only 47 people were injured in unprovoked attacks by all the world's ...

Hollywood loves a good villain. Whether it's aliens, serial killers, or nature itself, screenwriters have a talent for taking ...

Bats keep the mosquito population down. But they also are an important sentinel species as their health and population trends ...

A new study reveals that vampire bats mimic each other's calls if they are close friends, suggesting they have deeper social ...

The stereotypical image of blood-sucking creatures is gone. In reality, bats are docile and help our ecosystems run smoothly.

The lone star tick, seen here in a vial, can transmit alpha-gal sugar and thus alpha-gal syndrome. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Tick. Tick. Tick. It was ...

NAPIER, New Zealand — Rain has delayed the toss Wednesday in the second one-day international between New Zealand and the West Indies at McLean Park. Napier is one of the sunniest cities in New ...

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