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How To Build A Storage Shed

We could all use extra space and a great way to add some storage without taking up valuable square footage within the home is by building an outdoor storage shed. Building a shed is a fun DIY project that any DIYer can accomplish.

These Incredible Facts and Photos Prove That Bats Aren't As Creepy as They Seem

Got Bats? Important Facts You Need Now

This is the time of year when we don’t really expect to see much wildlife out and about. Maybe we …

Why Do Bats Live so Long?

Researchers say that bats live ten times longer than other species of the same size.

Bats, Vampires, and Halloween: Why the Season Brings Bats to Mind

by Leah Wells, Wildlife Biologist The Big Brown Bat is one of New Jersey’s most common bat species! When you think about Halloween, the first things that may come to mind are probably trick-o…

20 Things You Didn't Know About ... Bats

Forget your stereotypes. There’s more to these winged mammals of the dark than vampire lore.

How vampire bats evolved to get the most out of their bloody diets

Blood doesn't have a lot of nutrients, but certain missing genes in vampire bats hint at how they've adapted to stomach their meals.

This Is How Cricket Bats Are Made

This mesmerizing production process hasn’t changed much since 1964.

Tricks and Treats: 12 Amazing Things About Bats

Bats are among the world's most successful mammals. Found on six continents, they do at night what birds do in daytime. But other than a bit of Halloween lip service, they go largely unnoticed, and are appreciated mostly for being scary and carrying disease. We at Wired, however, are big fans of bats, and on the following pages we take a closer look at these amazing creatures.

Learning To Count The At-Bats

How you should hit the ball based on the number of at-bats. Written by Charity Butler.

Bats Benefit from Green Roofs

The elevated gardens may help foster urban biodiversity—without taking up valuable real estate

Socially Distancing When Ill Is Natural; Just Look at Vampire Bats

Vampire bats do it and so should we: socially distance when ill, that is. That's what a new study found.

Detecting Rabid Bats Before They Bite

Infected bats have lower facial temperatures than uninfected colony-mates.

What's scary? A world without bats

Like many people in the land trust community, I have had a lifelong fascination with the world’s biodiversity. The abundance and variety of lifeforms is both mind-boggling and inspiring.

Figuring Out How Bats and Dolphins Developed Echolocation

New research points to how bats and dolphins could have independently evolved echolocation abilities.

Not just bats, these weird animals are also eaten around the world!

A wide variety of animal meat is consumed all across the world. Chicken, mutton, beef, buff, venison, pork, etc. are some of the few types of meat that are popular and liked by many. The act of eating meat goes back to prehistoric times when early humans did not have the knowledge to grow crops and plant trees. It is because of this lack of knowledge of growing their own food that early humans started hunting to sustain themselves. Since there was no…