Humans have used the stars for navigation for centuries, relying on them as maps for long journeys. But did you know that insects might also use the stars for a similar reason? Specifically, there is ...

We've long known that some animals depend on the Sun to navigate the world. However, new research may have uncovered the first insect we know of that does the same using the stars and night sky. The ...

Each spring, billions of bogong moths fill southeast Australia’s skies. Fleeing the lowlands and trying to beat the heat, they fly roughly 600 miles to caves embedded in the Australian Alps. The moths ...

An Australian moth that migrates over 1000 kilometres to seek respite from summer heat is the first known invertebrate to use the stars as a compass on long journeys. Every spring, billions of bogong ...

A species of Australian moth travels up to a thousand kilometers every summer using the stars to navigate, scientists said Wednesday, the first time this talent has been discovered in an invertebrate ...

Australia's iconic bogong moth, which migrates hundreds of kilometres each year to a few select caves in the Australian Alps. In a world-first discovery, researchers have shown that Australia’s iconic ...

Stars are not the only navigational cue the insects use to reach their destination. They can also detect Earth’s magnetic field, according to evidence found by previous researchconducted by Warrant ...