Vampire bats are known to detect infrared radiation from their prey using specialized 'pit organs' located around their noses. To pin down the molecular basis of the bats' ability, David Julius, a ...

Another gene is linked in other mammals to gastric acid production, which helps break down solid food. That gene may have been lost as the vampire bat stomach evolved to mostly store and absorb fluid.

This vampire bat robot can both fly and walk by using its wings to crawl, ... Doing more with less keeps the weight of the robot down, making it less complicated, ...

Researchers from the Federal University of Pernambuco in Brazil made the find after looking at 70 faeces samples from a colony of hairy-legged vampire bats living in the Catimbau National Park.