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Looks like we are all a little like Batman! (Photo: Pixabay)

Humans can use sound to 'see' like bats: study

Humans - just like bats - can 'see' their surroundings using sound by producing clicks that bounce off objects to...

28 Feb 2018 10:03 AM GMT

The Mahavitaran company has offered to waive the fine and interest on the electricity charges under the scheme. (Representational image)

Madhya Pradesh officials blame bats for power buts

They say bats hanging on the power supply lines sometimes cause short circuits, which ultimately lead to outages.

22 Jun 2019 9:14 AM GMT

Volunteers wearing protective suits check identity of a resident at the entrance of a residental area in Jilin, in Chinas northeastern Jilin province. (AFP)

Wuhan lab had three live bat coronaviruses

Lab authorities assert none of the strains obtained from bats are a match for the new contagion wreaking chaos across...

24 May 2020 4:35 AM GMT

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How bats carry coronavirus without getting sick

Stresses on bats, such as wet markets, other diseases, and habitat loss, may have a role in coronavirus spilling over to...

7 May 2020 10:42 AM GMT

The P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

What happens at the Wuhan Institute of Virology?

The Chinese laboratory at the heart of the US-China virus spat, is accused of being the source of the coronavirus...

6 May 2020 9:02 AM GMT

Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. (AP)

Scientist dig into COVID outbreak in Europe's mink farms

Officials say it is plausible' that some workers in the farms could have contracted the coronavirus from the minks,...

2 Aug 2020 7:33 AM GMT

This newly emerging zoonosis affects both animals and humans, and is known to be spread by fruit bats.

Beware of the Nipah virus

It's a relatively new epidemic caused by Nipah virus commonly hosted by fruit-eating bats.

27 May 2018 6:47 PM GMT

Some 28,000 people were infected with Ebola in the outbreak which began in late 2013 and continued through last year, killing more than 11,000 people mainly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. (Photo: AFP)

17 deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed

It is the ninth time Ebola has been recorded in the central African nation, whose eastern Ebola river gave the deadly...

9 May 2018 2:59 AM GMT

The World Health Organization is planning to try out an experimental Ebola vaccine to fight the outbreak of the virus. (Photo: AP)

Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in eastern province

Ebola is believed to be spread over long distances by bats and can turn up in bush meat sold at food markets throughout...

2 Aug 2018 2:54 AM GMT

Warning lights such as these lure migrating bats precisely towards the danger which the lights help people to avoid. (Photo: ANI)

Study shows red lights at night hazardous to migratory bats

Light is an important cue for orientation used by many animals and also influences their diurnal rhythms.

29 Aug 2018 4:40 AM GMT

The fungus affecting most bats is called White Nose Syndrome and is killing most bats except in New York city as they have learnt to resist it. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study: Some bats showing resistance to deadly fungus

Brown bats in the city are learning to develop an immune response as soon as the fungus gets dangerous

12 Jan 2017 3:50 AM GMT