The human eye can tell day from night with three types of cells
The insight could be use to design indoor lights that synchronize with day-night cycles better or even improve mood.
Tag: eye
Just thinking about an object’s brightness is enough to change pupil size
The eyes as windows to the mind.
Scientists are now able to bio-print corneas
This research could usher in corneas-on-demand.
The incredibly mobile and efficient eyes of the mantis shrimp
Their eyes can rotate in ways you wouldn't imagine.
6 Reasons Why Your Eye is Twitching
Never has something so benign been so annoying.
Artificial Intelligence can tell you your blood pressure, age, and smoking status — just by looking at your eye
The eyes can also be a window into a person's health.
Drinking tea might help reduce glaucoma risk, new study concludes
Drinking tea (especially without sugar) is good for you, but having a healthy diet and staying fit are still more ...
World’s oldest eye found in a fossil in Estonia is very similar to today’s eyes
Not much has changed for the eye.
You can’t keep eye contact during conversation because your brain can’t handle it, study finds
It's doing its best though.
Why goats have really weird rectangular pupils
Ever took a moment to stare a goat in the eyes? If you have, you might have noticed something really ...
The eye of the Sahara
A topographic reconstruction (scaled 6:1 on the vertical axis) from satellite photos. False coloring as follows: ...
Pupil shape reveals what kind of animal you are
Your eyes are a window to your soul, or so the saying goes - but a new research suggests that ...
New ligament discovered in the human knee
The human body is a complex biological entity in seemingly perfect harmony as thousands of components play their part in ...
This is not SciFi: software update slated for bionic eye will grant higher resolution and colour vision
The Argus II is the first bionic eye implant, designed to grant the blind vision, that has been approved by ...
Rats have a double view of the world
Rodents are able to move their eyes in different directions, thus always keeping an eye on the the airspace above ...
New artificial lenses mimic the natural qualities of the eye
Modern sight correction medical procedures often involve surgery where an artificial lens is implanted. The patient's sight is significantly improved, ...
Scientist’s 12-year old son helps unravel gaze mystery: we’re wired to look for eyes, not faces
Alan Kingstone, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia, has been debating with peers for many years what exactly ...
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Leaf blowers are not only annoying but also bad for you (and the environment)
It comes down to the inefficient engines they use.
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