Light pollution, or artificial light at night (ALAN), is a rapidly growing threat to nocturnal wildlife around the world, particularly for bats. However, little is known about the distances up to ...

Slow-flying, woodland bats—which tend to be at greater risk from extinction than their speedier kin—really don't like the light, according to a study published online on June 18th in Current Biology, ...

Artificial light influences the behavior of many nocturnal animals such as bats, which are very sensitive to all types of lighting. Particularly critical is the illumination of natural caves in which ...

Bats are not entirely creatures of the dark as some of these animals rely on light to some extent to navigate, according to a new study, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.

Researchers have investigated how the illumination of bat caves affects the animals' behavior and whether the color of light makes a difference on their flight. Although red light irritates the small ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Under a black light a bat has a green glow, but scientists don't know its purpose. A study conducted recently at the University of ...

Source: Sherri and Brock Fenton, used with permission. Darkness is a diminishing natural resource. Over the last hundred years, human development and urbanization have changed the nocturnal landscape, ...

It may sound batty, but University of Georgia researchers have confirmed that North American bats glow under ultraviolet light. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The ...