A photographer in Australia has become the first person to capture footage of a glowing marsupial in the wild. Photographer ...

Professor Lars Schmitz joins WIRED to guide us through a giant tree of life mapping the evolution of eyes in the animal kingdom: how they work, why they've taken the form they have, and the ...

From eyes that change color with the seasons to orbs as big as basketballs, the animal kingdom is out of sight. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 21, 2023 9:45 AM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

Scientists generated several clips, including a honeybee foraging on a flower through its own eyes. (Image credit: Vasas V, et al., 2024, PLOS Biology, CC-BY 4.0) "We've long been fascinated by ...

The Open University, CC BY-SA Most dogs’ eyes will glow in dark spaces when a light shines on them. Tommy Greco, CC BY-SA This bush baby can probably see better at night than you can.

Other animals’ eyes glow too Many other animals that need to see at night have a tapetum lucidum. That includes predators and prey alike, everything from wild foxes to farmed sheep and goats. The ...

Nightlife: animals after dark When the sun goes down, a whole new world wakes up. Nocturnal animals have evolved to live their lives by moonlight, trusting their survival to the darkness brought ...

In perpetually dark environments, like caves, many inhabitants have evolved to become blind. But the menagerie of animals in the deep sea tends to have well developed and highly sensitive eyes.