Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself ...

These industrious insects use the sun as a compass during the day, but when clouds roll in or the sun sets, bees can switch to using the Earth’s magnetic field.

The research team has identified atacamite as a material with magnetocaloric properties. Natural crystals have long ...

Every year, billions of birds migrate in and out of the United States. And across the world, birds fly thousands of miles to reach their seasonal destinations. Some birds, like the Arctic tern ( ...

A species of Australian moth travels up to a thousand kilometers every summer using the stars to navigate, scientists said ...

Bogong moths use stars and Earth’s magnetic field to navigate epic migrations - revealing the first known stellar compass in ...

A species of Australian moth travels up to a thousand kilometers every summer using the stars to navigate, scientists said ...

Bogong moths use both Earth's magnetic field and the starry night sky to make twice-yearly migrations spanning hundreds of ...