Gadgets: Infant Mortality Rate and Decline of Bat Population Might Have a Strange Correlation, Study Claims

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Infant Mortality Rate and Decline of Bat Population Might Have a Strange Correlation, Study Claims

In 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome began decimating bat populations across New England. Over the following decade, the loss of these bats, essential for controlling insect populations, led to significant consequences for agriculture and human health, according to a new study. With fewer bats around to consume insects, farmers resorted to increased us...

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