Stand in a forest, on a beach, or in your own backyard, and you’re surrounded by sounds, smells and signals you’ll never notice – but other animals read them as clearly as a neon sign. Their senses pull back a curtain on ultraviolet patterns, magnetic fields, infrasound rumbles and faint electrical whispers that, to ...
Your senses might not work exactly the way you think they do. Beyond the traditional five senses you learned about in school, scientists have discovered fascinating mechanisms that control how you perceive the world around you. Research is revealing hidden sensory systems working behind the scenes, cross-connections between different types of perception, and surprising ways ...
Your eyes are far more extraordinary than you might imagine. These incredible organs process millions of bits of information every second, work seamlessly with your brain to create the world you see, and perform feats that would make the most advanced cameras jealous. From detecting single particles of light to distinguishing millions of colors, your ...
Picture this: you’re hiking through the rugged desert terrain of Texas when suddenly a small, spiny creature catches your eye. You pause to admire what looks like a tiny dinosaur sunbathing on a rock. Then, without warning, the creature fixes you with an intense stare and shoots a crimson stream directly from its eye socket, ...
