To interpret the world through vision, human eyes have four photoreceptors, birds have six, mantis shrimps have 16.
Scientists receive too little peer-review training. Here’s one method from Nature for effectively peer-reviewing papers.
All our ancestors had plenty of fur. According to a new study on relatively hairless mammals, we still have the means to be hirsute. Those genes, it seems, have simply been switched off.
Rejection is a part of life, especially for scientists, so you need to learn how to deal with it!
Amaze at these detailed bird images taken under studio conditions, and learn about the process needed to work with the birds.
Wonder got humans to the surface of another planet. Watch the Perseverance Rover land on Mars.
The Divergent Association Task quickly measures verbal creativity. People who are more creative tend to think of ideas with greater “distances” between them
Three scientific artists explain how to create impact with attractive visuals.
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