Various models account for why insects are attracted to artificial light, but there's another piece of the puzzle.

BILLINGS – As the less sexy and drab relative of the butterfly, moths don’t get a lot of positive attention. It doesn’t help that most are active at night. Yet they outnumber butterflies about nine to ...

Butterflies and moths are close relatives, but while butterflies often capture people's attention during the day, many moths ...

In a world-first discovery, researchers have shown that Australia's iconic Bogong moth uses constellations of stars and the Milky Way to navigate hundreds of kilometers across the country during its ...

(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 ...

Humans have a complicated relationship with the night. We schedule most of our important tasks in the daylight hours, reserving the darkness for rest, relaxation, and, on clear nights, wonder. For ...

Artificial lighting is responsible for a 33% decline in the U.K.’s moth population. Specific 450-nanometer wavelengths create a permanent lock on nocturnal navigation systems. New energy-efficient ...