Long before GPS, explorers used the stars to cross oceans and deserts. Here’s how they turned the night sky into a map.

An Australian Bogong moth at the Ramshead Range of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. (Ajay Narendra via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — An Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly ...

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 ...

It has long been known that birds, and even humans, use celestial cues to navigate vast distances. Now, tiny nocturnal Australian insects have been found to use stars as a guiding compass during their ...

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. The moths ...