JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A species of South African dung beetle has been shown to use the Milky Way to navigate, making it the only known animal that turns to the galactic spray of stars across the night sky for direction.Full story
Despite having tiny brains, dung beetles are surprisingly decent navigators, able to follow straight paths as they roll poo balls they've collected away from a dung source. But it seems the insects' abilities are more remarkable than previously believed. Like ancient seafarers, dung beetles can navi Full story
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An artist's concept is shown in this NASA handout released on March 18, 2013 shows the star V838 Mon. Mon's outer surface suddenly greatly expanded with the result that it became the brightest star in the entire Milky Way Galaxy in January 2002. Then, just as suddenly, it faded. A stellar flash like
A species of South African dung beetle is seen in this undated handout photo from University of the Witwatersrand released January 25, 2013. The species has been shown to use the Milky Way to navigate, making it the only known animal that turns to the galactic spray of stars across the night sky for
