Scientists have discovered a new bat virus in Brazil that shares a key genetic feature with COVID-19, raising concerns about its potential to infect humans.

The newly discovered BRZ batCoV shares a key feature of SARS-CoV-2, one that could allow it or similar viruses to infect human cells. Reading time 3 minutes SARS-CoV-2, the cause of covid-19, isn’t ...

New research by the University of Sydney offers important insights into how and when new coronavirus variants arise in bats. Bats are beneficial to our ecosystems and economy but, as habitat ...

Scientists filmed bats to see how they communicate while swarming. They found a surprise: In urban settings, rats attack bats ...

Boffins have warned a pandemic may be about to turn our world upside down after common vampire bats were found with a ...

Researchers analyzed genetic material gathered from the Chinese market where the first outbreak was detected and found that the most likely animals were racoon dogs, civet cats and bamboo rats. The ...