Chinese Virologist Claims To Have Proof of COVID-19 Origins in Wuhan Lab

MEDICINE & HEALTH 09.13.2020 08:30 AM

A Chinese virologist previously in hiding has stepped out and claims to have scientific evidence that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was actually made in a lab in Wuhan, China.

First Case of Parasitic Soft Ticks Reported in New Jersey

09.11.2020 09:10 AM

Researchers confirm the first case of tick species associated with bats in New Jersey. This raises concern over the diseases the parasite is potentially carrying as it can bite humans too.

COVID-19 Traced to Chinese Miners Back in 2012, According to a New Report

08.16.2020 06:00 AM

The coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, might actually be older - with the disease originating not at a Wuhan wet market last year, but from a mine shaft back in 2012 - according to a new study.

Scientists Trace Lineage of the COVID Virus in Bats

07.31.2020 06:00 AM

The virus that has caused the global coronavirus pandemic might have been brewing in bats for the past 40 to 70 years, a new study suggests.

Earlier Studies Were Right: Coronavirus Came from a Hybrid of Bat and Pangolin Viruses, New Study Reveals

06.01.2020 21:29 PM

New research confirms that the coronavirus of today did emerge from bats, with recombination from pangolin viruses. The researchers warn that their findings suggest that there are more coronaviruses out there and future epidemics are inevitable to come.

Chinese Woman 'Scared to Death' As 30 Bats Crawl on her Kitchen Window While Preparing Breakfast

05.19.2020 00:56 AM

WATCH! Imagine discovering 30 bats crawling behind your window during a peaceful morning while preparing breakfast. A poor woman from China has actually experienced it. Click the link above to watch the video and read the full story.

Four Sister Species of the Bat That Caused COVID-19 Found in Africa

04.23.2020 01:25 AM

Four bats that were discovered in Africa are sister species of the horseshoe bat, the source of the SARS-CoV-2 or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, which caused the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Six New Coronaviruses Are Discovered In Bats That Are In The Same Family With The SARS-CoV-2 That Caused The COVID-19

04.14.2020 22:38 PM

Six new coronaviruses are found in three different species of bats that came from the same family as SARS-CoV-2 but are not genetically the same as the same outbreak.

US Stops All Studies Involving Bats as It Cautions Against The Dangers of Possibly Triggering a New Wave Coronavirus Infection

04.10.2020 22:56 PM

The US government is now banning all research involving bats due to the fear of creating a bigger problem regarding the spread of infection. Still facing the intense battle against COVID-19, the US places effort on eliminating the possibility of transferring the virus to bats in Northern American species, which could cause further spread of the disease. Interested to find out more? Click the link above.

Deadly Fungal Disease Causes Death of Millions of Bats in Texas

03.13.2020 06:32 AM

White-nose Syndrome (WNS)-This is a disease occurring in bats which is caused by the so-called cold-loving fungus called "Pseudogymnoascus destructans." It infects the skin of a hibernating bat's muzzle, wings, and ear.

Sharing is Caring: Vampire Bats Regurgitates their Blood Meals and Shares them with their Neighbors

11.06.2019 07:47 AM

Scientists recently observed that vampire bats would regurgitate their blood meals to share it with their neighbors, no strings attached.

5 Scientific Things We Were Taught as Children That Simply Are Not True... Anymore

09.20.2019 08:17 AM

Scientific discoveries from over the last couple decades have drastically changed the curriculum. (Photo : VectorStock) Anyone who graduated high school around the turn of the century, or even 10 years there after, probably wouldn't recognize the information found in today's text books.

How Bats Evolved Diverse Skull Shapes Due to Echolocation and Diet

05.02.2019 07:54 AM

58 million to 34 million years ago, echolocation was a primary driver of skull shape across bat families, and about 26 million years ago, the diet became the more dominant driving force behind skull shape evolution, but not in all bats

Citizens Could Benefit From Adjusting Streetlights For Bats

04.18.2019 19:53 PM

Excessive artificial lighting has negative effects on nocturnal animals and on humans as well. (Photo : U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters)Choeronycteris mexicana, Mexican long-tongued bat The 17th of April was declared as National Bat Appreciation Day which is celebrated every year as it is the best time to observe bats that are beginning to come out from hibernation.

Echolocation: Tapping into Our Animalistic Senses

03.28.2019 10:30 AM

Can humans use hidden senses such as echolocation? Everyone knows that bats are blind. Most of us are familiar with the echolocation sense in which bats use to navigate through their surroundings and locate food.

White-Nose Syndrome Killed Millions Of Bats: Mostly Affected Tri-Colored Bat Species

04.13.2017 01:39 AM

Bats which are infected by this deadly fungus show white noses, spreading to wings, ear or tail. The fungus directly affects the bat's warm body temperature and the active immune system.

Even Prehistoric Cavemen Get Pestered By Bed Bugs: Discovered Human Bood Tastes Better Than Bats

04.06.2017 01:43 AM

An 11,000-year bed bug fossil proved that these insects have been feasting on human blood since the era of cavemen.

Flying Foxes Headed Towards Extinction For Three Decades, Need Conservation ASAP

04.02.2017 18:32 PM

Hunting and habitat loss are causing mass deaths in flying foxes of Mauritius. It's been three decades, the government recognized this species as threatened, but no actions were taken until now.

Bats In Texas Are In Danger Of Getting White-Nose Disease

03.26.2017 19:51 PM

Lethal fungus named Pseudogymnoascus Destructans is causing mass deaths in the bats of Texas. Scientists found this fungus can cause white nose disease which leads the bats to death. this disease was first found in 2006, since then it's been spreading at the speed of 100 miles per year.

‘Traffic Rules’ In Nature—Being a Little Batty

03.28.2015 14:05 PM

Sitting in traffic on the 210 Interstate Freeway can be quite a pain when you’re on your way to Los Angeles. In fact, in the stop and go traffic you may find yourself going a “little batty”—and you’d never guess just how right you are. When you’re behind the wheel, abiding by the rules of the road, you may just be revealing a bit more of your bat side than usual as a new study published this week in the journal PLOS Computational Biology reveals that humans aren't the only ones who follow “traffic rules” in nature.

Bat-Like Bot May Soon Fly Its Way Into Space—The New Drone Frontier

01.26.2015 22:13 PM

The future of transformer-like technology is here, with a new bat-like robot that can crawl around on all fours, as well as fly away. The DALER, otherwise known as the Deployable Air-Land Exploration Robot, is officially here, and it shares a stunning resemblance to its inspiration—the vampire bat.