Have you ever heard of a moth that seems to wear a human skull on its back? The Death's‑head Hawk‑moth is exactly that creature. With a distinctive pale marking on its thorax that resembles a skull, ...

We've long known that some animals depend on the Sun to navigate the world. However, new research may have uncovered the first insect we know of that does the same using the stars and night sky. The ...

(CNN) — Each year, a tiny species in Australia makes a grueling 620-mile (1,000-kilometer) nighttime migration, and it’s pulling off the feat in a way only humans and migratory birds have been known ...

"We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

TWICE A YEAR the skies of south-eastern Australia fill with billions of Bogong moths. In the spring these unassuming brown critters, about an inch long, fly south from their birthplace in Queensland ...