When evolution skeptics want to attack Darwin's theory, they often point to the human eye. How could something so complex, they argue, have developed through random mutations and natural selection ...

An insect eye looks so different from a human eye that one would assume intuitively that this must have arisen quite differently in evolution. There was a separate sort of construction ...

The invention of the eye ushered in a more brutal and competitive world. Vision made it possible for animals to become active hunters, and sparked an evolutionary arms race that transformed the ...

Written for THE NEW YORK TIMES By William Patten. Professor of Zoology In Dartmouth College. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is ...

As far as evolution goes, that’s a blink of an eye. The mantle of the bay scallop (Argopecten irradians) is festooned with up to 100 brilliant blue eyes. Each contains a mirrored layer that acts ...

The evolution of the eye is likely to have been a catalyst for the explosion, initiating an arms race between organisms that were increasingly aware of their surroundings. Now, with access to uniquely ...

Look at that. A beautifully sharp image. The lens is the crowning glory of the evolution of the eye. By bending light onto the retina, it allows the aperture to be opened, letting more light into ...

Enabling devices to perceive and interpret their surroundings in a more sophisticated manner.

The eye would then be struck with a blunt object ... Today, routine wounds are <3 mm long, and 1 mm wounds are on the horizon. The evolution of smaller surgical incisions was matched by the ...

videoEvolution of sight Professor Brian Cox shows the stages of the evolution of the eye, from a primitive light sensitive spot, to a complex mammalian eye. Evolution of the senses. videoEvolution ...

Cataract surgery is the most common refractive surgical procedure performed on aging individuals. Major advancements in surgical and lens technology have led to enormous increases in surgical ...