Two men from New York died from pneumonia they contracted from bat feces — after they used the excrement as fertilizer to grow marijuana, a new study found. The unidentified men from Rochester, ages ...

Bat poop—yes, bat poop—is far more fascinating than you might think. You probably don’t give it much thought (unless it’s in your attic), but believe it or not, bat droppings have shaped history, ...

The men, aged 59 and 64, had symptoms including chronic cough, fever, blood poisoning and respiratory failure Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers ...

Field workers spread locally-sourced bat guano fertilizer on biodynamically grown marijuana plants at the SPARC cannabis farm in Glen Ellen, Calif. on Friday, July 14, 2017. Erich Pearson's expansive ...

Many caves are filled with sediments containing the excrement of birds and bats. This forms phosphate-enriched deposits known as guano — essentially, piles of ancient poo. At Con Moong Cave in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) –Guano. If you look into the history of Carlsbad Caverns, you will most likely come across this term. In ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Buried deep within caves, bats — and especially their ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) –Guano. If you look into the history of Carlsbad Caverns, you will most likely come across this term. In fact, some of the early visitors to the large underground cave system ...