What if the way animals see the world had developed differently? Researchers at MIT have used artificial intelligence to explore this idea - not through imagination, but through simulation. Study: ...

Many animals, including humans, rely on their eyes to detect changes in their surroundings. The eyes of vertebrates, animals ...

For most of human history, green eyes didn’t exist. Understanding why they do now means rethinking what we know about evolution itself.

Prologue : Molecular genesis -- The age of first cellular life -- The age of complex cellular life -- Eukaryotes organize and metazoans arise -- Early animals prepare the ground -- Vision's big bang ...

Professor Lars Schmitz joins WIRED to guide us through a giant tree of life mapping the evolution of eyes in the animal kingdom: how they work, why they've taken the form they have, and the ...

Q: What fascinates you about the eye? A: The eye is an absolutely fascinating organ because it's an organ of extreme perfection, as Darwin has called it. We are able to adjust the focus, we are able ...

From butterflies to peacocks, bold circular "eyespots" are among nature's most eye-catching patterns. But why do they appear in some animals and not others? A new study of skates and rays finally ...

Scientists are amazed at the discovery of a bristle worm with such sharp-seeing eyes that they can measure up to those of mammals and octopuses. The researchers suspect that these marine worms may ...

The box jellyfish is famous for its venom, but its bizarre collection of 24 eyes may be even more remarkable than its sting.