Eyes
Rare Blue-Eyed Coyotes Spotted in California
Coyotes’ eyes are consistently golden-brown, so researchers have been surprised to learn of five California coyotes with piercing baby blues
Could These Glasses Cure Your Motion Sickness?
These odd-looking spectacles are the latest invention to try to resolve the common ailment
How Does Your Vision Compare to Other Critters in the Animal Kingdom?
A new review of visual acuity compares the sight of 600 species, from mosquitoes to eagles
Woman Pulls Parasitic Cattle Eye Worm From Her Own Eye
This was the first-known time the parasite has made the jump from cows to humans
Praying Mantises Don Tiny Goggles to Help Us Understand 3-D Vision
Unlike humans and other animals, the insects rely on movement to judge distances to their prey
Could This Bionic Vision System Help Restore Sight?
The technology gives hope that blind patients, who lost sight from disease, might one day emerge from the dark
The Science Behind Our Search for Waldo
'Where's Waldo' was first published on this day in 1987
The World Has Millions of Colors. Why Do We Only Name a Few?
Cognitive scientists suggest that we name the colors of things we want to talk about
How Your Brain Recognizes All Those Faces
Neurons home in on one section at a time, researchers report
Could the Tiny Zebrafish Teach Us to Cure Blindness?
By learning how zebrafish regenerate their retinas, researchers could figure out how to help humans do the same
Why This Squid Has One Giant and One Tiny Eye
The creature’s mismatched eyes help it survive in the ocean depths
Can Eagle-Eyed Artificial Intelligence Help Prevent Children From Going Blind?
Deep learning pinpoints cataracts more accurately than humans, and could help prevent this form of vision loss in children
These Blind Mice Just Got a Vision Boost Thanks to a New Transplant Technique. Could Blind Humans Be Next?
Transplanting an entire piece of retinal tissue into the eyes of blind mice appears to work better than just transplanting cells
You May Not Have Rhythm, But Your Eyeballs Sure Do
Tracking eye movement gives researchers a peek into how the brain reacts to music
Ask Smithsonian: How Does the World Look to the Color Blind?
Most people who are color blind can see colors, they just have trouble distinguishing between specific kinds
Check Out the Best Illusions of 2016
Baffle your brain with these contest-winning mind-benders
Mammals May Have Dinosaurs to Thank for Their Night Vision
Mammals most likely developed a new pathway to night vision to avoid the jaws of dinos and other daytime predators
10 Bizarre, Vision-Enhancing Technologies From the Last 1,000 Years
Before Oculus Rift, there were lorgnettes, TV glasses and eyborgs
Designing Glasses That Fit Individuals With Down Syndrome
Optician Maria Dellapina started Specs4Us when her daughter struggled to find a pair of glasses that wouldn't slip
Infants Can See Things That Adults Cannot
Over time, our brains start filtering out details deemed unimportant
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