Human beings are not the only ones with a sweet tooth. Fruit bats are named after their love of sugary fruits. In fact, they ...

Roberson and her team visited the Georgia Museum of Natural History in Athens, Georgia, to study 10 specimens of each of the ...

Symptoms of lethal bronzing disease can include sudden fruit drop, browning leaves, spear leaf death and root rot.

The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ...

The stereotypical image of blood-sucking creatures is gone. In reality, bats are docile and help our ecosystems run smoothly.

Nevada wildlife officials confirmed the presence of the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats, making Nevada the ...

Nevada wildlife officials have confirmed the presence of the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats, marking the ...

Bats keep the mosquito population down. But they also are an important sentinel species as their health and population trends ...

The animal kingdom is rich with fascinating creatures, and several of them begin with the letter “V.” Although it is not the ...

The Alvin Sun is Brazoria County’s first and oldest newspaper and was established on August 8, 1890 as the Alvin News. In 1892, it became the Alvin Sun and was published weekly for many years.

After avoiding it for nearly two decades, wildlife officials say that the illness wiping out millions of bats may have reached Nevada. The fungal disease is known as white-nose syndrome, and it's ...

After avoiding it for nearly two decades, wildlife officials say that the illness wiping out millions of bats may have reached Nevada. The fungal disease is known as white-nose syndrome, and it’s ...