Our brain and eyes can play tricks on us—not least when it comes to the expanding hole illusion. A new computational model ...

A unique collaboration between electrical engineers and ophthalmologists solves clinical, computational challenges.

However, the study provides limited new insights into the relationship between retinal lamination defects and overall retinal function. Neural lamination is a common feature of the central nervous ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

Researchers at University of Galway have created the world's largest collection of digital microbes—nearly a quarter million ...

For most of last year, Utah saw few cases of avian flu. That changed in the fall, and more cases are being reported, state ...

New technology is helping scientists to track down pests, detect endangered species, and find infectious viruses, all through ...

Why do our mental images stay sharp even when we are moving fast? A team of neuroscientists led by Professor Maximilian Jösch at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) has identified a ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

RFK Jr, the nominee for US Secretary of Health and Human Services, made headlines after being seen consuming a mysterious ...