A new study reveals that vampire bats mimic each other's calls if they are close friends, suggesting they have deeper social ...

Villages infested with vampire bats are one thing. But Nicaragua has its own folklore of blood-sucking monsters. From tales of the infamous chupacabras — the mythical alien, kangaroo, batdog that ...

Vampire bats got a bum rap in their association with Halloween and all things spooky and sinister. That reputation has been extended to all bats, which seldom, if ever, morph into immortal ...

Ever suddenly realize you had picked up certain words or ways of speaking from a close friend? It turns out that humans are ...

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Vampire bats are a notorious breed; they are known for many things, especially in cult fiction and relation to supernatural creatures, did you know, however, that they are similar to humans when it ...

A lot of unique maneuvers are needed for bats to land upside down. Watch the aerodynamics of bat flight in a SciFri Macroscope video! Credit: Breuer and Sharon Swartz It’s almost Halloween, which ...

Virginia Tech assistant professor Luis Escobar led a team of students into the Andes Mountains and lowlands of Colombia this summer to better understand how vampire bats can help predict and prevent ...

Before actors like Adam West, Michael Keaton, and Christian Bale played Batman, there was Camazotz, an ancient Mayan deity who was part-man and part-bat. Camazotz might've been inspired by an ancient ...

A "minor cult classic" is what they usually call 1933's "The Vampire Bat." It's a tortured way of saying: The movie looks great, the cast is stellar, but something's a little off. (I'll tell you what ...