Around the time that bat ancestors evolved powered flight, their genomes picked up immune adaptations that can quell viral ...

Generally speaking there are lots and lots of people who find bats to be pretty creepy little creatures. It makes sense, of course, because bats are kind of freaky-looking animals, but modern day ...

The lifestyle of this unusual creature was thought to have been similar to a bat or an insectivorous bird like a swallow or nightjar. A fossil of ... and to the Chinese origin of the new species ...

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