The sound of cicadas humming gives way to high-pitched squeaking. The sky darkens. Some people settle into folding chairs and turn their heads to the sky as little black blobs shoot out of a storm ...

As the sun sets, the sound of bats emerging from Bracken Bat Cave in southern Comal County grows from a few flutters to a rainstorm. By midnight, 10 million to 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats, the ...

Bats used to be thought of as spooky flying creatures, denizens of nightmares and scary stories – but now we know that they are an incredibly important part of their local ecosystems. They pollinate ...

Rock formations where the PA Game Commission is trying to create a habitat for bats. To save the bats of Pennsylvania, Greg Turner wants to build a better bat cave. Turner is a biologist with the ...

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — Very few have experienced it. Most don't know it exists. About two miles down a dirt road, west of Natural Bridge Caverns, is the largest bat colony in the world: Bracken Bat ...