Scientists closing in on cause of mysterious bat ailment

Bats are one of Halloween's most enduring icons, but the mysterious creatures' silhouettes against the moon are disappearing in the Northeast. A baffling illness has wiped out more than 75 percent of bat populations in the abandoned mines and ice-encased caves where they hibernate. (Full article: 482 words)

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