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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is spring on the Front Range of Colorado, which means before long the region will receive an influx of many, many moths.

Nocturnal insects may use both the Earth’s magnetic field and visual cues to guide their migratory flight behaviours, according to recent findings.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ryan St Laurent, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) It is spring on the ...