Hibernation

Small brown bat

A bat-killing disease is even more destructive than previously thought

White-nose syndrome has killed over 5 million bats in North America since 2008, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. A new study has allowed researchers to map the progression of the disease — but that knowledge may not be enough to slow it down.

A bat-killing disease is even more destructive than previously thought

Animals adopt varying techniques to get through long days of winter

Animals adopt varying techniques to get through long days of winter

Deadly bat disease kills entire colonies

Deadly bat disease kills entire colonies

ECOtime

ECOtime

ECOtime

ECOtime

Seventeen Year Cicada

The cicadas are back, and commentator Tom Montgomery-Fate wonders if we can learn something from their unusual lifespan and behavior.

Seventeen Year Cicada
The World

Saving Bat Habitat

Saving Bat Habitat

Animal Winter Behavior, With Zoologist Donna Fernandes

Animal Winter Behavior, With Zoologist Donna Fernandes