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A banana bat was found to represent a new genus, Afronycteris. Credit: Bruce Patterson, Field Museum If you’ve ever seen a bat fly at sunset, chances are it was a vesper bat. They are the largest bat family, consisting of 500 species, found on every continent except Antarctica. And most …

Although small, the three-backed gull has a large enough mouth to feed the young of its predators. Kim Taylor / Minden Pictures By Elizabeth PennisiAugust 27, 2020, 11:00 p.m. No bigger than a minnow, the three-spine stickleback may seem like a tough player in the underwater world. But along the …

The NHL announced that its four Stanley Cup Playoff games scheduled for Thursday and Friday have been postponed after players on all eight remaining teams decided not to play as a form of protest against systemic racism and police brutality. “After much discussion, NHL players believe the best deal would …

Each year, Apple holds a company-wide fitness challenge for its employees at corporate offices and retail stores around the world, prompting participants to close all three of their Apple Watch Activity Rings each day of the month. The challenge is normally held in February as part of Heart Month, but …

Futures tied to key U.S. stock benchmarks were flat in trading overnight Thursday as Wall Street tries to build on its record-breaking rally. The futures of the Dow Jones Industrial Average received just 30 points. The S&P 500 futures and the Nasdaq 100 futures were not much changed. The S&P …