Vampire bats made to run on treadmills in a lab reveal secrets of the special metabolism fueling them from blood consumed only minutes before. This is peculiar since in most animals, including humans, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. They compared vampire bats to 26 other bat species and identified 13 genes ...

Recent studies conducted at the University of Greifswald have shed new light on the mysterious world of hibernation. Researchers focused on bat blood cells to understand how these creatures survive ...

You can probably picture a vampire: a pale, sharply fanged, undead sucker of blood, deterred only by sunlight, religious paraphernalia and garlic. They’re gnarly creatures, often favorite subjects for ...

Researchers believe the bats played a role in the distribution of the new cave-dwelling species, according to the study. Li, T. et al. (2025.) In a dark, damp cave in southeastern China, a creature ...