Stand outside one spring night in southeastern Australia and you may be able to witness one of the biggest insect migrations in the world, as billions of brown Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) flit ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Each year, a tiny species in Australia makes a grueling 620-mile (1,000-kilometer) nighttime migration, and it’s pulling off the feat in a way only humans and migratory birds have been known ...

A recent study published in Nature confirmed that Bogong moths navigate using the starry sky of the Milky Way, a capability previously recorded only in humans and some migratory birds, making them the ...

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 ...

Since the beginning of our species’ history, we have used the stars to propel us forward. The stars allowed us to navigate ...

"We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try." Stand outside one spring night in southeastern Australia and you may be able to witness ...