Horror films and literature have cemented their image as “creatures of the night.” Think of the classic Dracula who transforms into a bat, or countless vampire movies where a shadowy figure bursts ...

Bats typically eat insects, fruit, nectar, and pollen. However, three outlier bat species make meals of larger creatures: the ...

Bats in the tropics of the Americas are a reservoir for morbilliviruses—a genus of RNA viruses that includes the human ...

Did you know that vampire bats are the only mammals that feed entirely on blood? These little guys are mostly found in Latin America and have some creepy yet fascinating habits. They sneak up on their ...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar ... Hannigan, appearing shocked, joked: “It better not have been one of my kids!” The show just announced 15-year-old Ryan Kiera Armstrong ...

Vampire bats feed on blood at night. It’s not easy to find a meal, but when they do, it’s a large one. This leaves them with a surplus. On such nights, they regurgitate some of the excess blood and ...

An emerging fungal infection is endangering bats in America. DNA analysis reveals that the infection first arose in Europe, mediated by two fungal culprits. Is this an oversimplified origin story?

But a few scientists have provided useful data. During the 1991 total eclipse, cave-roosting common vampire bats and Geoffroy's tailless bats showed no behavioral changes at the Grutas de la ...

Scientists have learned that another species of fungus found in Europe and Asia causes white-nose disease, which has ravaged ...

By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Sarah Michelle Gellar revealed that she saw some familiar names on the audition roster for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot. The actress who played Buffy ...