A new paper reveals that the microbiomes of closely-related bats can be totally different from each other, which suggests that having a community of helpful gut bacteria may not be so important for this group of mammals

The approach angle is the key

With so much morphological variety, bats represent an opportunity to learn what types of evolutionary forces shape the shapes of animals

Bats have been the focus of virologists for a long time already as they carry many different kinds of viruses

Although the study was performed on bats, it has implications for birds and insects

Discovery illustrates PREDICT project's goal to find viruses before they spillover into people

Bats shifting behavioral patterns, due to environmental change, could have far-reaching implications for global agriculture

A team of scientists from the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the University of New Hampshire found that the fungus is highly sensitive to UV light