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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

When the insects were presented with a natural starry sky without a magnetic field, they consistently flew in the right migratory direction for the season - south in spring, north in autumn. "When the ...

Interestingly, when stars were obscured by clouds, the moths maintained their direction using only the Earth's magnetic field. This dual compass system ensures reliable navigation even in variable ...

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