"That's Virat Kohli's bat " It was the drinks break during a game on one of the hottest days of the summer. We were playing at Chalke Valley, the glorious green postage stamp of a ground hidden at the ...

In an age of biodiversity decline and habitat loss, the news that a species is making a comeback – however gradual – is something to celebrate. Some exciting recent discoveries suggest that a bat once ...

New technology is helping scientists and members of the public learn about the little-understood lives of bats. Most people have a firm view of bats: one of dislike. People fear that bats will get ...

We are standing around outside a medieval bishops' palace clutching bat detectors, an impatient group of Londoners watching the sun set. We adjust our detectors to 50kHz and head off into the ...

With the cricket season due to start next month, players will be stepping up net practice and assessing their equipment requirements for the coming summer. Those keen to follow the principle of buying ...

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It's a job that can only be done under the cover of darkness. As night falls, the bat hunters make their way amongst the gravestones of Guestwick Church in Norfolk. The creaking door opens. Inside is ...

Bats have been unfairly blamed for spreading coronavirus and face potential long-term damage to their reputation due to unproven theories and “careless” untruths on the internet, an expert on the ...

A tiny bat weighing just 8g managed to fly a record-breaking 1,254 miles (2,018km) from London to Russia, before being killed by a cat. After her extensive journey, the female Nathusius' pipistrelle ...

It can be tricky to know what to make for a Halloween party but these delicious bat biscuits are "simple, no-bake, and fun to assemble" as they only take 15 minutes to make. It can be fun to bake at ...