In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered that common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) possess a unique metabolic strategy, burning proteins directly for energy during exercise—a trait ...

Swedish scientists have reconstructed the face of a 400-year-old woman buried with a padlock on her foot and an iron sickle across her neck because people in her time believed she was a vampire. The ...

Two years ago, archaeologists in Poland made a discovery at a gravesite they could only describe as "astonishing" — the remains of a woman with a sickle around her neck and a triangular padlock on her ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. They compared vampire bats to 26 other bat species and identified 13 genes ...

The surprising discovery is related to the belief of the inhabitants of Venice at that time that the woman was a vampire who could attack the living from beyond the grave. The story begins with the ...

Lab scientists are trying to understand why some corpses buried in northwestern Poland were singled out for special anti-vampire treatments, such... Scientists Analyze Skeletal Remains From Vampire ...

A study has tested how the critters survive on a blood-only diet. The experiments allowed researchers to observe the special metabolism that sees the bats fueled by blood consumed shortly before. The ...

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the "vampire squid from hell," revealing it bridges the evolutionary gap between octopuses and squids. This deep-sea marvel's massive genome offers ...