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

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

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

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

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Unlike Earth, the Moon doesn't have much of a magnetic field – and yet, a strange pile of rocks on the far side seems mysteriously magnetized.

Many animals seem to have a mysterious sixth sense that allows them to travel through the world in ways that humans can only ...

Australia’s iconic bogong moths are the first creatures other than humans and some birds known to navigate by the night sky.

Natural crystals fascinate with their vibrant colors, their nearly flawless appearance and their manifold symmetrical forms. But researchers are ...

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 ( ...

Bogong moths are the first invertebrates known to navigate using the night sky during annual migrations to highland caves ...

A new study finds an Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass. When temperatures heat up, nocturnal Bogong moths fly hundreds of miles ...