An emerging fungal infection is endangering bats in America. DNA analysis reveals that the infection first arose in Europe, mediated by two fungal culprits. Is this an oversimplified origin story?

Scientists have learned that another species of fungus found in Europe and Asia causes white-nose disease, which has ravaged bat populations in the United States and Canada. A cluster of greater ...

But Garrett is curious if there might also be white-winged vampire bats inside — a different species. "It's never been caught here physically," she says, "but it's always been suspected to be in ...

"It's not uncommon to see a pup without a mom inside the roost," she says. But Garrett is curious if there might also be white-winged vampire bats inside — a different species. "It's never been caught ...