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

It's a warm January summer afternoon, and as I traverse the flower-strewn western slopes of Australia's highest mountain, ...

A groundbreaking study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the Australian Bogong moth uses the stars and the Milky Way as a compass during its ...

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

Scientists convert Earth's magnetic field collapse from 41,000 years ago into chilling audio, revealing ancient cosmic ...

A new study finds an Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass.

A new study suggests that these Australian insects may be the first invertebrates to use the night sky as a compass during ...

Each spring, billions of bogong moths fill southeast Australia’s skies. Fleeing the lowlands and trying to beat the heat, ...

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

Every breath we take in contains 21% oxygen, the gas that makes life on Earth possible. Oxygen, in its combined oxide state, ...

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Scientists found that an Australian moth navigates using a celestial compass, possibly guided by the Milky Way itself.