According to a new evolutionary model published in Current Biology, the paired retinas of humans and other vertebrates arose ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Plastics are a petrochemical product. More than 99% of plastic resins are created from oil, fracked gas or coal, ...

A peacock feather in sunlight shifts from blue to green to bronze as you turn it. Photograph it, and this shimmer collapses into one angle, one exposure, one compromise. Whatever the screen offers ...

An international team led by University of Manchester scientists has created the most detailed picture yet of how genetic differences shape the way the human eye works. The breakthrough could help ...

The third eye is not just a metaphysical yoga concept. Scientists have discovered the origins of the peculiar median cornea buried deep inside our head, our earliest ancestor from almost 600 million ...

Sam Altman's cryptocurrency turned identity verification startup Tools for Humanity is offering a new set of perks to people who scan their eyes at one of the company's orbs. Among them, is a new tool ...

The human eye functions like an exceptionally precise, high-end camera, one with a resolution of around 576 megapixels. What makes it intriguing is that although our eyes can focus on light at only ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Martin Parr, who died in December, at the age of seventy-three, had a specific paint color in mind for the first room of “Global Warning,” a retrospective of his photographs that’s currently on ...

The human eye contains a blind spot due to the presence of the optic disc—an area at the back of the eye where the optic nerve and retinal blood enter and exit. A new study protocol explores whether ...