SIGHTINGS
Identified Flying Object
Anew species of bat discovered in the southwestern United States is not much to look at—during the day, that is. It’s small and brown, and hard to tell apart from other desert-dwelling bats. That’s why scientists didn’t notice it until now. What makes the new bat remarkable is how it appears at night.
The new species, named the bright-bellied bat, is the only mammal known to be bioluminescent. In other words, it gives off light. The light
