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Advanced Inquiry Program student Niki Desautels created this infographic as part of her Issues in Evolution course to summarize the way that bats have influenced moth evolution over millions of years, ...

It's time now for our regular science news roundup with our friends at NPR's Short Wave podcast. And this week we've got Regina Barber and Margaret Cirino. Hey there. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hey.

Now's your chance to learn more about moths and bats. On Aug. 2 in Malta's Trafton Park at 8:30 p.m., moth expert Mat Seidensticker and Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologist Nicole Hussey will set up a ...

Bats aren't just a Halloween-time sighting; they're a significant part of the ecosystem, locally and statewide.

When tiger beetles hear a bat nearby, they respond by creating a high-pitched, ultrasonic noise, and for the past 30 years, no one has known why. In a new study, scientists lay the mystery to rest by ...

"Lots of things fly at night," says Harlan Gough, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Nightfall can set the stage for an acrobatic high-stakes drama in the air — a swirl of ...