But to appreciate the genetics of their wing development, it’s important to know how crazy a bat in flight truly looks. Try a little experiment: Stick your arms out to the side, palms facing ...

The Brazilian free-tailed bat is one of the most versatile flyers in the animal kingdom. The secret to Brazilian free-tailed bats' success is safety in numbers, and their highly adaptable wing.

and you probably will not imagine a bat. But that may change. A team of paleontologists in China announced on Wednesday the discovery of a dinosaur that sported the same kinds of fleshy wings bats ...

rather than membranous wings, begin to appear in the fossil record just a few million years after the bat-winged dinosaurs. Those feathered fliers may have outcompeted the gliders in their ...

"We initially expected to confirm that bat evolution is similar to that of birds, and that their wings and legs evolve independently of one another. The fact we found the opposite was greatly ...

Holy upside-down wing stroke, Batman! Researchers have pinpointed the forces generated by the flapping of bat wings, including an odd upside-down wing stroke that seems to help the furry fliers ...