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Bats
Yes, bats carry disease. They also make us healthier
A new study of bats in the US shows that consuming at least 40 per cent of their body weight in insects each night, bats, these flying mammals, are essentially performing free pest control for farmers.
16 September 2024, 06:19 IST
Yes, bats carry disease. They also make us healthier
16 September 2024, 06:19 IST
Nipah virus detected in bat samples from Kerala's Malappuram district
According to Health Minister Veena George, antibodies were found in six out of 27 fruit bat samples collected within a five-kilometre radius.
04 August 2024, 16:21 IST
Nipah virus detected in bat samples from Kerala's Malappuram district
04 August 2024, 16:21 IST
Recurring Nipah in Kerala stresses need for in-depth study; steps on to contain spread
While the large extent of forest lands that attract birds and huge floating population from other states are generally assumed as the reasons, experts said that it was high time to have detailed studies.
12 September 2023, 18:29 IST
Recurring Nipah in Kerala stresses need for in-depth study; steps on to contain spread
12 September 2023, 18:29 IST
Newfound fossils shed light on bat evolution
The fossils, described in a new study, are of a previously unknown species called Icaronycteris gunnelli
14 April 2023, 02:30 IST
Newfound fossils shed light on bat evolution
14 April 2023, 02:30 IST
Marburg virus: Urgent need to contain ebola-like virus
After an incubation period of between 2 to 21 days, there is a sudden onset of the disease marked by fever, chills, headache, and myalgia
24 July 2022, 11:06 IST
Marburg virus: Urgent need to contain ebola-like virus
24 July 2022, 11:06 IST
New bat species discovered in Meghalaya
The scientists have named the new species as Glischropus meghalayanus in honour of the state from where it was discovered
16 June 2022, 10:00 IST
New bat species discovered in Meghalaya
16 June 2022, 10:00 IST
A bat that navigates using sound
Bats that are active during the day are rare; just 10 out of 1,400 species are diurnal
21 April 2022, 01:10 IST
A bat that navigates using sound
21 April 2022, 01:10 IST
Scientists focus on Covid's animal origins
Most scientists believe it emerged in the wild and jumped from bats to humans
10 December 2021, 07:52 IST
Scientists focus on Covid's animal origins
10 December 2021, 07:52 IST
Can bamboo bats substitute traditional willow ones?
In India, cricket bats are prepared from willow woods sourced from Kashmir
06 November 2021, 13:34 IST
Can bamboo bats substitute traditional willow ones?
06 November 2021, 13:34 IST
'Nipah antibodies detected in two varieties of bats'
With this year's reporting of a case, it is the fifth time the virus has been detected in India and the third in Kerala
29 September 2021, 16:49 IST
'Nipah antibodies detected in two varieties of bats'
29 September 2021, 16:49 IST
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