A new study from the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics reveals a surprising insight into the operation of ...

When you go for a walk, how does your brain know the difference between a parked car and a moving car? This seemingly simple distinction is challenging because eye movements, such as the ones we make ...

For most of us, glasses are a simple fix; we put them on, see clearly, and get on with life. But what if the glasses you’re wearing aren’t right for your eyes? According to experts, incorrect or ...

The human eye contains a blind spot at the back of the eye where the optic nerve and retinal blood enter and exit, but our ...

The earliest ancestors of all backboned animals, including humans, may have viewed the world with four eyes, not just two.

Despite decades of research, the mechanisms behind fast flashes of insight that change how a person perceives their world, termed "one-shot learning," have remained unknown. A mysterious type of ...

It may be one of the most iconic sights in the night sky, but astronomers have never seen the Helix Nebula like this before. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

While presented as a trio of interconnected stories, “In the Blink of an Eye,” the latest film from “WALL-E” and “John Carter” director Andrew Stanton, plays more like three disparate TV series ...

BISC is an ultra-thin neural implant that creates a high-bandwidth wireless link between the brain and computers. Its tiny single-chip design packs tens of thousands of electrodes and supports ...

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a dying sunlike star is enriching the galaxy with the elements needed for life.

Researchers have identified a new type of visual cell in deep-sea fish larvae that challenges a century of knowledge about vertebrate visual systems. Dr. Fabio Cortesi from The University of ...