The light-sensitive tissue of birds’ eyes is not supplied with oxygen by blood vessels – instead, it powers itself with a ...

Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal ...

On October 8, 2024, the field of physics was plunged into controversy. That day, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for discoveries not involving black holes, cosmology, or strange new subatomic ...

Father Time might be finally catching up to LeBron James. James, 40, saw his 1,297-game streak of scoring at least 10 points snapped Thursday night, tallying just eight points in the Lakers’ 123-120 ...

In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new study based on analyses of the genomes of 28 people who lived between 10,200 ...

Precise Bio has reported the first successful human implantation of its 3D-printed cornea implant, constructed of functional human eye cells cultured in a laboratory. The company described the ...

A startling rise in human trafficking cases throughout one of the nation’s most populous states is putting both experts and parents on alert, with data indicating that criminals are targeting children ...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A kitten in Brazil is being dubbed Cyclops Cat after it was born with one eye, as seen in a viral video. “I’m 32 years old and I’ve never seen anything like this ...

Since the first motion-picture projectors in the 1890s, display technologies have evolved: from televisions and smartphones to virtual- and augmented-reality headsets, they have become deeply embedded ...

When it comes to PC monitors, I've been a high-DPI aficionado—OK, a high-DPI bore—since forever. So, forgive me for feeling just a touch triumphant as I report on new research that entirely vindicates ...