Bats show tremendous variation in the foods they eat to survive. Some species specialize on fruits, others on insects, others on flower nectar. There are even species that catch fish with their feet.

Little brown bats and big brown bats, both insectivores, inhabit the mine, with the little brown bat being an endangered species. The bat population in the mine is estimated to be in the hundreds ...

Credit: Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0616 In looking at the video and simulations, the researchers found that the bats slowed down as they approached the ...

Orientating yourself in the darkness of a cave seems like a difficult task. But some bats may have an ingenious solution: using their tails. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox!

Bats are not only masters of aerodynamic flight — they’re skillful at multitasking while flying, too. By Rachel Nuwer Some humans like to think of themselves as good multitaskers, but bats may ...

Philadelphia Phillies superstar first baseman and right fielder Bryce Harper found out the gender of his upcoming fourth child via a custom baseball bat given to him by Phillies teammate Trea Turner.

You’ve been hearing all about torpedo bats of late, and with good reason. New equipment isn’t introduced to Major League Baseball often, but the torpedo bat represents a change in the design ...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred lent his support to the so-called torpedo bats, which have captured the attention of baseball fans and pundits since the start of the 2025 season. The bats were first ...

Torpedo bats have taken the MLB world by storm in just the week or so since Opening Day. ESPN recently spoke to Bobby Hillerich, vice president of production at Hillerich & Bradsby which makes ...

The bats, true to the name, feature a torpedo-like shape and are custom-made, designed to ensure the densest part of the bat is where a hitter makes the most contact. And, yes, despite the ...

Torpedo bats are the explosive new trend in baseball after the New York Yankees set a franchise record Saturday, hitting nine home runs — the first four of which were back to back to back to ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the biggest story of the first week of the 2025 MLB season is “torpedo bats,” the oddly shaped lumber that burst onto the scene thanks ...