Development of a virtual reality-like projection system to study insect vision could eventually provide the U.S. Air Force with a new type of navigation system. The University of Alabama in Huntsville ...

Artificial lighting can affect the eyesight of moths that rely on night-time vision, such as the elephant hawkmoth. The research was published in Nature Communications by scientists from the ...

Researchers have discovered profound similarities and surprising differences between humans and insects in the production of the critical light-absorbing molecule of the retina, 11-cis-retinal, also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SolidddVision smartglasses, inspired by the eyes of a fly and powered by virtual reality technology, are offering a miraculous ...

Conventional dental photography technology has had a limitation in using inconvenient tools such as mirrors and cheek retractors. Dentists require basic teeth images from various angles, such as right ...

Beetles that can see the color red? That s exactly what scientists discovered in two Mediterranean species that defy the norm of insect vision. While most insects are blind to red, these beetles use ...

A University of Sheffield study has detailed how flies use rapid body and eye movements to boost visual processing speed, offering potential insights for AI and robotics design. Hyundai announced ...

Here’s what compound eyes really do — and why flies see you in slow motion. In this episode of Big Ideas, Niba explores how insects actually see the world — from the structure of ommatidia to motion ...