In the heart of Belize, bat scientists descend upon the more than 3,000-year-old Mayan ruins of the Lamanai Archaeological ...

Halloween is the time of vampires, bats, and other dark figures. But bloodsuckers aren’t just found in horror stories–they ...

Learn about vampire spiders and their love of human blood, which they're able to salvage from blood-carrying mosquitoes.

Since I first saw a bat as an undergraduate student more than 20 years ago, I was captivated by these enigmatic and “weird” ...

Bats get a bad rap. They’re tied to Halloween decorations, vampire legends, and the occasional panicked reaction when one ...

From blood-squirting lizard eyes to zombie cockroaches, the natural world is ready for a truly terrifying Halloween.

Bats usually get cast as spooky night dwellers who dart through the dark or hang upside down in attics. But there’s a lot ...

In 17th and 18th century Europe, regular outbreaks of disease like plague, cholera and tuberculosis decimated many communities across the continent. Depending on the cause of death and method of ...

Directed by German filmmaker Uli Edel ( Last Exit to Brooklyn) with a script by Karey Kirkpatrick ( Chicken Run) and Larry ...

International Bat Week will be observed Oct. 24 to 31, 2025, including educational events and outings in Wisconsin.

Bats are stars in the world of movies, featuring in films about the unnatural, from Dracula to Batman. But are they the blood ...

Among fans of superhero cinema, it only takes one word to make them bust out laughing: Morbius. While the character has been ...