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 ...

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 ...