Bats

Rats wage war on bats in stunning new footage

Rats wage war on bats in stunning new footage

Rats wage war on bats in stunning new footage

Compelling photos reveal nature’s detailed beauty

Compelling photos reveal nature’s detailed beauty

Compelling photos reveal nature’s detailed beauty

These bats learn to eavesdrop—in order to survive

These bats learn to eavesdrop—in order to survive

These bats learn to eavesdrop—in order to survive

New bat discovery could help humans hibernate during space travel

New bat discovery could help humans hibernate during space travel

New bat discovery could help humans hibernate during space travel

Behind the scenes for the 2024 Pictures of the Year

Photography
2024 in Review

Behind the scenes for the 2024 Pictures of the Year

Behind the scenes for the 2024 Pictures of the Year

2024: The Pictures of the Year

Photography
2024 in Review

2024: The Pictures of the Year

2024: The Pictures of the Year

Here are our best wildlife photos from 2024

Animals
2024 in Review

Here are our best wildlife photos from 2024

Here are our best wildlife photos from 2024

The real-life rivalry of bats and penguins

The real-life rivalry of bats and penguins

The real-life rivalry of bats and penguins

Bats have mysterious disease-defying superpowers

Bats have mysterious disease-defying superpowers

Bats have mysterious disease-defying superpowers

Do bats take flight during a solar eclipse? Here’s what we learned.

Do bats take flight during a solar eclipse? Here’s what we learned.

Do bats take flight during a solar eclipse? Here’s what we learned.

Bats can sing—and this species might be crooning love songs

Bats can sing—and this species might be crooning love songs

Bats can sing—and this species might be crooning love songs

How these 8 towns got their unusual animal names

History & Culture

How these 8 towns got their unusual animal names

How these 8 towns got their unusual animal names

Visiting Texas? Here’s what the locals love.

Visiting Texas? Here’s what the locals love.

Visiting Texas? Here’s what the locals love.

52-million-year-old bat skeletons are the oldest ever found

52-million-year-old bat skeletons are the oldest ever found

52-million-year-old bat skeletons are the oldest ever found

Moment of Yum: Sweets

Moment of Yum: Sweets

Moment of Yum: Sweets

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