"We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try." ...

In a world-first pilot study, researchers from the University of South Australia have used video footage of insects to ...

Every spring, billions of nondescript moths hatch in southeast Australia. Not long after, the brown insects—called Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa)—take to the skies, flying more than 600 miles ...

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

Australia has approved three insects for eating. But are they really the food of the future? While insect protein may have great sustainability credentials, setting up a food industry that goes ...

Insects exposed to low levels of chlorothalonil suffer major reproductive harm. Its continued use threatens pollination and ...

On a cool October evening, long after most birds have roosted, a living cloud rises from the wheat fields of southeastern ...

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

On Thursday, Australia’s Department of Agriculture (DAFF) revealed a woman connected to the 62,000kg importation plan had ...

In a world-first pilot study, researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have used video footage of insects ...

Australian Moths Are the First Known Insects to Navigate by the Stars, Revealing a Migratory Superpower Bogong moths use both Earth’s magnetic field and the starry night sky to make twice-yearly ...