Because no one spends as much on science as the US does, destroying NIH, NSF, NOAA, NASA, EPA, USDA, USGS, etc. is leading to a brain drain, but it's not to other countries but rather from science. This senseless destruction of US science will hurt the US and the world for a very long time.

After 15 years of research, we're excited to share that the causative agent of White-Nose Syndrome/Disease is actually two cryptic fungal species, each showing host specialisation. We've also traced the introduction to North America back to Podillia, Ukraine.

Biologists Benneth Obitte and Inoro Tanshi are exploring Nigeria’s bat diversity—and trying to save it.

Social media activity has taken a dive recently. So to make an effort, happy to say I started as Senior Research Associate @bristoluni.bsky.social back in the world of #bats, looking at the #epigenetics of social stress & #ageing 🦇 Reunited with my true loves, the greater horseshoe bat 😍

🚨 FINALLY OUT IN @Nature. A tour de force effort. 🦇 10 new bat genomes, excess of immune gene adaptations, species specific adaptations in ISG15, and anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity of bat ISG15. @hillermich.bsky.social @batresearch.bsky.social #LZCI #Bat1K www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨Bat1K Paper Alert🚨There couldn’t be a better first post for us on this app - excited to share 10 new bat genomes and groundbreaking insights into bat immunity and viral resistance! 🌍🔬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We're new here—help us spread the word! 🦇 🚀 Please like, follow, and share as we build our presence. We don’t have all the handles yet, so it is difficult tag everyone just yet!! If you are here - let us know 🙌💙

Happy to report that our work on immune system adaptations in bats is now out in @nature.com 🦇🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41... @ariadnamorales.bsky.social @batresearch.bsky.social @virology.bsky.social @DGKontopoulos.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy @sgn.one @bat1kgenomes.bsky.social Read more ...

Congratulations to Dr Roger Ransome who has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for ‘Services to Bat Conservation’! He has been studying bats for nearly 70 years! #NewYearHonoursList #BatConservation

I am so delighted for Roger being awarded a BEM! I’m constantly in awe of his dedication. I have been eternally grateful to have been involved the past few years with the horseshoe bat colony at Woodchester. The best news ☺️🦇 www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2024/de...

Age x G effects in telomere length in a wild bird! How cool is this? Another excellent paper by one of our PhD students, Janet Chik! doi.org/10.1093/evle...

Cute bat picture to cheer up a long winter evening (2 Brown long-eared bats, both with their long ears tucked back like rams' horns). #bats #wildlife

Please share to groups and posts! 🦇 I am an author!!!! I have decided to donate 10% of my royalties to Bat Conservation Trust for my upcoming joint book with Pelagic Publishing pelagicpublishing.com/products/ide... #author #book #wildlife #animals #bats #conservation #pelagicpublishing