The title of this article is a bit misleading: no animals can actually see in complete darkness. Animals with so-called “night vision” take a small amount of light and maximize it through evolutionary ...

Have you ever wondered why, when plunged into complete darkness, your eyes seem to conjure up swirling patterns, flashes, or ...

The glow-in-the-dark phenomenon occurs when the mammal's fur is exposed to specific wavelengths of light Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Tired of using bulky night vision goggles for your clandestine nocturnal activities? An interdisciplinary team of Chinese neuroscientists and materials scientists has developed near-infrared contact ...

One of the most common adaptations seen in the animal kingdom is vision. Nearly 96% of all animals have some kind of eyes and they've proven so evolutionary advantageous that they've evolved multiple ...

Grab your glasses for this one, because we’re talking animal eyes. Eyesight is one of the most important adaptations animals rely on for survival. As humans, we know how much we depend on our eyesight ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...