A bat sampled by biologists at Fort Huachuca near Sierra Vista in 2024 tested positive for the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome disease in bats.

A fungus that has killed millions of bats across North America has arrived in Arizona, state wildlife officials announced on ...

An Arizona bat has tested positive for Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), the fungus that causes the deadly white-nose ...

Biomechanics is the scientific study of the mechanics of living structures, or of non-living structures such as silk or nacre that are produced by organisms. Visualizing mechanical stress ...

Arizona has 28 species of bats that eat annoying insects and pollinate plants. Here's when they come out and what to do if one gets in your house.

Karen Mulleners with her lab's flexible membrane wing. Credit: Alain Herzog. Scientists have discovered a new way to improve flying machines by studying bats. Unlike birds and insects, bats have ...

Bats harbor many viruses that can spill over into humans, including Marburg, Ebola, and famously SARS-CoV-2. But while these viruses often cause severe illness in humans, they do not appear to hamper ...

EPFL researchers have designed flexible, batlike wings that boost lift and improve flight performance. This innovation could lead to more efficient drones or energy-harvesting technologies.

For the many wondrous things humans can do, we can't fly on our own. But if we could, how big would our wings be? Of course, the answer depends on the person's size. But someone who's about 155 ...