Orienting means finding the cardinal directions. First, hold the compass flat, parallel to the ground at about belly-button ...

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

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

Researchers have created a molecule that can store magnetic data at record-high temperatures, potentially reshaping how ...

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 ( ...

An Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass, according to a ...

In Australia, millions of newly hatched Bogong moths embark on an impressive journey twice a year. Each spring, they hatch ...

Native to Australia, tiny Bogong moths travel hundreds of miles in an astonishing annual migration by using the starry night sky to navigate, according to a new study.

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

Imagine traveling more than 600 miles from the only home you’ve ever known, to a mountain ridge you’ve never been to. It’s nighttime, completely dark, and you don’t have a map, GPS, compass, or ...