The decline of bats in the US due to the spread of a fungal disease reduced farmers’ earnings and led to an additional 1300 deaths in children under 1 year old, a study has reported. In counties ...

Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. That appears to have increased infant deaths. By Catrin Einhorn The connections are commonsense but the conclusion is ...

A new study shows that when communities experienced the near death of entire insect-eating bat populations, farmers increased their use of pesticides. This in turn increased the infant mortality rate.

Bats have a bad reputation, but they deserve better. The flying mammals are nature’s pest control, swooping over America’s farmland every night to feast on swarms of insects that would ...

A month of that, Hobern says, was a month of extensive training with all of the puppeteers in “puppet boot camp.” Says Hobern, “We spent time getting them so they could do the actions like ...

Please verify your email address. The Pokemon Company has revealed a brand-new life-sized Pokemon plush featuring Porygon. The Porygon plush measures just under a meter tall and is retailing for ...

A northern long-eared bat, seen here, has been hit hard by white-nose syndrome. The fungal disease has killed millions of bats across North America. (AP) A deadly pandemic has decimated bats in ...

Like Lucario before it, Porygon has also gotten a photo shoot that makes it look like the roughly $400 plush could be a substitute for actual human companionship. The plush is currently available ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have opted for a unique way to commemorate Shohei Ohtani's memorable first season with the organization -- selling dirt from Dodger Stadium. Fans can buy two types of game ...

Sid and Marty Krofft psychedelicized kid’s programs with puppets on TV series like "H.R. Pufnstuf" and "Land of the Lost," but that’s just part of the story Daniel Knighton/FilmMagic Puppeteer ...

Of those, 197 led to a confirmed presence of pests. Ants, bedbugs, birds, rats, cockroaches, bats and a snake were among the animals found in the 48 buildings owned by the federal government in ...

They’re not on any of the major television networks, but they have millions of viewers. Now, the Justice Department is alleging that some of the biggest stars in right-wing social media were ...