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.

Each year in the spring, the moths migrate around 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) north to the Australian Alps, where they can avoid the heat by hiding in cool caves until the fall, when they return ...

So, the next time you see a miller moth in Colorado, or any moth at a light anywhere on Earth, remember that it’s working the night shift. Turn out that light so it can go about its way. Migration ...

Humans do it, some birds can do it, and some seals and frogs. Other moths and butterflies use the Sun to navigate. So it's unlikely that the bogong moth is the only insect that can navigate at night ...

A species of Australian moth travels up to a thousand kilometers every summer using the stars to navigate, scientists said Wednesday, the first time this talent has been discovered in an ...

When spring arrives, large moth swarms fly up to 1000 kilometers (roughly 621 miles) from their breeding grounds across southeast Australia.

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Billions of nocturnal Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km to cool caves in the Australian Alps that they have never previously visited. New research shows how they may find their way there and back.

Each spring, billions of bogong moths fill southeast Australia’s skies. Fleeing the lowlands and trying to beat the heat, they fly roughly 600 miles to caves embedded in the Australian Alps.

You may be able to get rid of moths with cedar, certain herbs, regular vacuuming, and sticky traps, among other methods. Adult moths aren’t usually a problem in the home, but their larvae may ...