Bats

Bats: The New Canary in the Coal Mine?

Kerry Trueman | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green


Kerry Trueman

You may think bats are scary, but what's truly terrifying is the mysterious fungus that's decimating the bat population -- the so-called "white-nose syndrome."

Bats Have Oral Sex

The Guardian | Marc Abrahams | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green


A new study helps to answer the question raised in Thomas Nagel's 1974 philosophy essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" A team of Chinese and British r...

This Week In Animals: Udder Warfare, Teacup Piglets, And A Battle To The Death! (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green


This week in animal stories reached new heights in Brussels, where farmers took to the streets with cows' milk and eggs as ammunition to battle agains...

Bats Find New Homes Under Highways

BBC NEWS | Victoria Gill | Posted 10.06.2009 | Green


Concrete bridges could make better roosts for certain species of bat than natural caves, according to research....

Bats And Wind Turbines: Scientists Find A Way To Protect Bats

sciencedaily.com | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green


Scientists at the University of Calgary have found a way to reduce bat deaths from wind turbines by up to 60 percent without significantly reducing th...

We're Cute Too! The Most Underrated Adorable Animals (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 09.27.2009 | Green


Certain animals have a stigma about them and just don't get enough credit. This week, HuffPost Green thought we'd give a little bit of love to the cut...

Bird Eats Bat: Great Tits Hunt Bats For Heads (VIDEO)

New Scientist | Sanjida O'Connell | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


It sounds like the avian equivalent of an Ozzy Osbourne legend. Great tits have been discovered killing and eating bats by pecking their heads open. ...

This Week in Animals: Bat Love Songs, Celebrity Pets, Lobster Power And More!

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green


HuffPost Green posted some informative animal stories this week, which we hope that you enjoyed. Flip through our slideshow for a refresher and don't ...

Bat Love Songs Decoded (VIDEO)

BBC | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green


Male free-tailed bats sing intricate and complex "love songs" to woo prospective female mates, new research has found. A detailed analysis of the s...

Green or Growth: A False Choice Recycled by the Right

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green


Jeff Schweitzer

A disturbing trend has developed in which mainstream right-of-center pundits are regressing on issues of environmental protection.

Green News Report - May 7, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.07.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

In Today's Audio Report: Fires and bats and bears -- Oh My!; Congress to offer Cash For Clunkers; Some Democrats side with Republicans in stalling cli...

Forest Service Battles Deadly Bat Fungus

AP | bfpr | Posted 06.01.2009 | Green


CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Forest Service is preparing to close thousands of caves and former mines across the eastern United States in an eff...

Peru Seizes Three Tons Of Cocaine Mixed With Guano

AP | Posted 01.15.2009 | World


LIMA, Peru — Drug agents in Peru say they have seized 3 tons of cocaine mixed into a shipment of guano bound for Spain. A four-month investigat...

One Way to Find bin Laden

Keith Thomson | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


Keith Thomson

2008-11-21-combay_bat.jpg One solution might be sending in this six-inch-long robotic micro-aerial vehicle known as the Com-Bat. In concept, similar to a radio-controlled toy.

Forget Person Of The Year, Debate The Most Important Species

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 12.15.2008 | Green


If you thought the season for debates and voting had ended, think again! Some folks over in the UK -- specifically, the EarthWatch institute -- are de...

Surprise Wind Turbine Victims: Bats Drowning In Air Pressure Shifts (VIDEO)

ScienCentral | Joyce Gramza | Posted 10.12.2008 | Green


The big knock on wind turbines has been that they're dangerous to birds. But researchers have found that they actually kill more bats, and the reason ...