Have you ever felt like your dog had a sixth sense? We know they have outstanding hearing (they’re at our door waiting when ...

A better understanding of human smell is emerging as scientists interrogate its fundamental elements: the odor molecules that ...

Inspired by nature, scientists created a self-powered device that recognizes color just like our eyes, paving the way for advanced machine vision.

In blinding bright light or pitch-black dark, our eyes can adjust to extreme lighting conditions within a few minutes. The ...

The Best Illusion of the Year contest offers researchers, and participants, an opportunity to explore the gaps and limits of ...

Our human senses have evolved over millions of years to detect information important to our survival. Through a sense of ...

06/01/2025June 1, 2025 Chinese researchers have developed an infrared contact lens that makes night vision possible. Nanoparticles make the previously invisible light range visible to the human eye.

It may seem remarkable but a study shows that humans could learn to “see” without their eyes, by using echolocation, much as bats do.

We might have big brains and fancy gadgets, but some animals are wired with senses straight out of a sci-fi script. We're talking about abilities that go way beyond sight, sound, taste, touch, and ...

Whether human or machine, they eye is a photoreceptor modem making it possible for AI to digitally emulate human behavior. This channel is the secret of robots. As Shabo explains, 50% to 60% of ...

Bass perceive the world in ways that are vastly different from humans. While they rely on the same basic senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—the functionality of these senses ...

In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish odors within a fraction of a second, working at a level of sensitivity that is “on par” with how our brains perceive color ...