These seven animals have evolved powerful night vision, allowing them to see clearly in low light and complete darkness across forests, deserts and oceans.

This coral usually looks like a common white veggie: the humble cauliflower. The aptly named cauliflower soft coral is made of “countless small, rounded, bump-like polyps that give it a puffy texture, ...

Discover the limits of human sight: from a 3-mile horizon and candle flames 2.8 km away to seeing galaxies 2.5 million ...

Ciaran O'Hare scribbles symbols using colored markers across his whiteboard like he's trying to solve a crime—or perhaps ...

Here's why the astronauts have brushed up on lunar geology, even though they won't land.

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Dining in the Dark: Savannah event marks 10 years supporting the visually impaired ...

Picture a pair of eyes the size of soccer balls peering out at you from the dark depths of the ocean. For the colossal squid, this is life. The eye size of the colossal squid has been measured to be ...

Mysteriously, he comes late, with the approach of dusk, and floats silently to the top of the utility pole visible from my south-facing window. Just late enough to hide his distinguishing features, ...

While human missions to the moon will be facing Earth, on the other side of the moon, completely hidden from view, there will ...

This Arkansas cave isn’t frozen in time. Discover Blanchard Springs Caverns, where limestone drapes, quiet chambers, and slow ...