When evolution skeptics want to attack Darwin's theory, they often point to the human eye. How could something so complex, they argue, have developed through random mutations and natural selection ...

They're often described as the 'windows to the soul'. But a new study suggests that our eyes can convey more about us than we previously thought. Researchers from Leiden University have revealed ...

Human eyes can’t decipher individual pixels from far away—this video shows why. A version of this story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Short for “picture ...

In this film, Dr Ben Price explains the intricate workings of human eyes. By comparing our eyes to those of dragonflies, he reveals humanity's unique way of seeing. 1. The image projected onto the ...

Radiation within the visible spectrum can appear black if it is low in power – more specifically, lower in power than its ...

Like most human traits, blue eyes are determined by genes, and no two people have exactly the same hue. It works a lot like individual fingerprints, making our eyes two of the most distinctive ...

Years ago, a young patient's mother told Emily McCourt, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of ...

It is likely that many of the human beings who inhabit the planet have never considered the physical circumstances that differentiate us from other living beings that walk the eart ...

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President Ho Seong Lee) has successfully developed a high-quality compound semiconductor material for ultra-sensitive SWIR sensors.

By analysing the properties of animals' visual systems, we can model what the world would look like through their eyes. The images below each show a scene as viewed by a human. Drag the slider to the ...

In this video, learn about different parts of the human eye and how our sight works. Follow me please class. We’re here at the optician’s to get a good look at a human eye and find out how it ...