While humans possess three kinds of color-sensitive cones, birds have four. This is an Inside Science story. Hummingbirds can see colors humans can only imagine, an ability that now sheds light on an ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Hummingbirds can see an impressive array of colors that are ...

In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. A University of Michigan study has examined a color range that humans can't see and ...

Although our visual system can paint a vibrant portrait of the world, its palette of colors is actually quite limited, as we only see between 390 to 750 nm of the full electromagnetic spectrum while ...

Comparing our vision with that of birds, well, at least we can claim opposable thumbs. Birds see a vastly different world than we do. They see more detail. They see more colors, by a factor of 10.

A house cat's bizarre antics may be more than just feline folly. The kitty may be seeing things that human eyes can't. Unlike humans, many animals see in ultraviolet, and a study now suggests that ...