While climate change has led to an increase in the abundance of octopuses, heat stress from projected ocean warming could impair their vision and impact the survivability of the species.
Plants & Animals
Apr 5, 2024
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When we point at an object, the toddler focuses on the object, while the dog usually takes the gesture as a directional cue.
Plants & Animals
Nov 18, 2023
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Ground-nesting birds called lapwings use the shape of their nests and surroundings to hide from predators, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2023
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An essential role of the cornea is to contribute to light focusing on the retina. Its curved shape, and therefore its ability to focus light, must be perfectly stable to ensure a sharp image despite the various shocks and ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 29, 2023
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Spending long periods in space not only leads to muscle atrophy and reductions in bone density, it also seems to have lasting effects on the brain. Neuroimaging studies (amongst others from this LMU team of researchers) has ...
Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2021
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Using UAVs to herd sheep could actually be better for the animal than traditional methods of shepherding, a new study from UNSW Canberra has found.
Plants & Animals
Apr 8, 2021
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Convergent origins of new mechanisms to supply oxygen to the retina were directly linked to concurrent enhancements in the functional anatomy of the eye.
Evolution
Dec 10, 2019
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The laboratory of researcher Eloísa Herrera has discovered that during the development of the brain's visual areas, the two retinas communicate with each other temporarily through nervous projections. This connection is ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 25, 2019
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San Diego State University doctoral student Hannes Schraft wanted to learn whether rattlesnakes find their way around at night with their eyes alone, or get an assist from the same thermal-sensing abilities they use to hunt ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 9, 2019
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With aging comes deteriorating vision. At SIGGRAPH 2018, attendees will have the chance to test a new computational system that effectively mimics the natural way the human eye corrects focus, specifically while viewing objects ...
Engineering
Jun 12, 2018
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