Moonlight shapes how red-necked nightjars hunt, migrate, conserve energy, and raise chicks throughout the year.

For many animals, moonlight changes everything from the way they hunt to how they protect themselves or find mates. Some adapt for survival, while others take advantage of the extra light in ...

Moonlight determines when the red-necked nightjar feeds, migrates and raises its young. A groundbreaking long-term study from ...

Here on Earth, we have the moon’s gravitational pull to thank for the ocean tides, among other things. But what about moonlight? The light reflected off the moon has an effect on life on Earth, which ...

Animals possess circadian clocks, or 24 h oscillators, to regulate daily behavior. These typically take their cues from the periodic change of sunlight and darkness. However, many animals are also ...

Laura Prugh knew she shouldn't bother trying to trap kangaroo rats in the California desert on nights when the moon was shining. Professors had told her that small mammals make themselves scarce under ...

At night, tiny marine animals such as Arctic zooplanktons continue to migrate using the light from the moon, a new study confirms. Moonlight drives the migration of marine animals through permanently ...

A recent study found moonlight affects mammals’ behaviour even in one of the darkest places on Earth: the floors of tropical forests. Once every spring, a few days after the full moon, corals of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Once every spring, a few days after the full moon, corals of the great barrier reef release eggs and sperm simultaneously – a ...