Deep-sea fish larvae combine features of both rods and cones into a single, highly specialised cell that is optimised for life in between light and darkness.
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New research on what attracts blood-feasting flies to blue objects could help minimise the impacts of those insects on people and animals.
Why is it so difficult to swat a fly? A team of insect experts explains how a fly’s sophisticated vision allows it to quickly react to visual cues.
‘Worm’ is really a catchall term for a huge variety of animals with different characteristics that span the tree of life. They hold clues about our own origins as well as hints about human health.
Your faithful friend’s view of the world is different than yours, but maybe not in the way you imagine.
Just the tiniest bit of light can let you see in the ‘dark.’ Here’s how your eyes do it.
We’re used to thinking of our eyes detecting light as the foundation of our visual system. But what’s going on in other cells throughout the body that can detect light, too?
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Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University
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Lecturer in Zoology, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of Color Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
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