
Wonder at eyeballs
To interpret the world through vision, human eyes have four photoreceptors, birds have six, mantis shrimps have 16.

To interpret the world through vision, human eyes have four photoreceptors, birds have six, mantis shrimps have 16.

Amaze at these detailed bird images taken under studio conditions, and learn about the process needed to work with the birds.

Historians explain what findings made them go ‘wait, wut?’ in the archives they explore for their research.

Going without sleep for too long kills animals but scientists are only just starting to work out why.


“Singing” ice, a seal that sounds like it is in space, and a seismic airgun thundering like a bomb are some of the noises released by two marine acoustic labs.

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