The intricacy and seeming perfection of the eye, both as an object of anatomical beauty and as a working machine, have worried and intrigued scientists, philosophers and zealots, especially during ...

When evolution skeptics want to attack Darwin's theory, they often point to the human eye. How could something so complex, they argue, have developed through random mutations and natural selection ...

The human eye can detect over 10 million different colours and is incredibly sensitive to light, adjusting instantly to different conditions. Every eye has a blind spot where the optic nerve ...

In this film, Dr Ben Price explains the intricate workings of human eyes. By comparing our eyes to those of dragonflies, he reveals humanity's unique way of seeing. 1. The image projected onto the ...

Human eyes can’t decipher individual pixels from far away—this video shows why. A version of this story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Short for “picture ...

They also tend to have pupils that open more widely in low light. So, at the outset, nocturnal eyes gather more light than human eyes do. After the light passes through the pupil, it is focused by ...

In this video, learn about different parts of the human eye and how our sight works. Follow me please class. We’re here at the optician’s to get a good look at a human eye and find out how it ...