The giant golden-crowned flying fox has a wingspan that outdoes many humans' armspan! Read here to learn more about these ...

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Scientists built a robot to help explain how a tropical bat spots insects perched on leaves using echolocation, a highly ...

National Houseplant Appreciation Day ...

The French aeronaut, Jean Pierre Blanchard, took flight over the Walnut Street Prison in Philadelphia above a large crowd. He ...

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In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or degradation, climate change, forest fires, deforestation, and slash-and-burn and ...

Hendra virus is a viral infection that can affect horses, and in rare cases can spread from horses to humans. There is no vaccine for humans against Hendra virus. The Department of Agriculture and ...

Horse owners in the Top End of the Northern Territory are being urged to vaccinate their animals after a bat tested positive for Hendra virus. It is the first confirmed case of Hendra virus in the ...

If you’re planning a family vacation to New Mexico, you’re in for a treat. The Land of Enchantment is home to a diverse range ...

Halloween is an opportunity to celebrate that which is creepy, spooky, scary and sometimes stranger than fiction. And for many, the celebrations conjure up images of two specific animals: spiders and ...

Certain animals have displayed unusual behavior when the moon crosses paths with the sun—but there are a lot of unknowns. The 2024 total solar eclipse provided some answers. Mexican free-tailed bats ...