Professor Lars Schmitz joins WIRED to guide us through a giant tree of life mapping the evolution of eyes in the animal ...

Some animals lost their eyes over time. Others never had them at all. For these creatures, not being able to see isn’t a weakness– it’s just how they’ve adapted. In total darkness, ...

We might have big brains and fancy gadgets, but some animals are wired with senses straight out of a sci-fi script. We're ...

Since its discovery in 1925, only eight adult specimens have been reported, severely limiting scientists’ ability to research ...

The brand-new species was given the name Tripedalia maipoensis as a tribute to where scientists originally found the marine ...

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This video from Wired shows every type of eye in the animal kingdom. All kinds of eye facts are covered. For example, the ...

For years, scientists felt like the fish they were watching watched them back. A new study suggests they can recognize a ...

Costa Rica adopted enlightened wildlife protection laws in 2017, guided by the motto "when in doubt, favor nature.” The country became the first in the world to ban wildlife selfies. Its wildlife ...

Whereas animal cultures affect just a few crucial behaviors ... six years trying to park in all 211 spots of a grocery store lot. Our cultural diversity is unparalleled. Open-endedness, as ...

As far as I’m concerned, no animal has better eyesight or a greater ability to elude ... And I was well aware that a lot of hard work would have to mesh perfectly with more than a little good luck.