It's time for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. And joining us this time are Regina Barber and Berly McCoy. Good to have you both here. BERLY MCCOY, BYLINE: Hey, Ari.

People who tested a new type of designer contact lens could see flashing infrared signals from a light source. Humans have a new way of seeing infrared light, without the need for clunky night-vision ...

Light consists of individual particles that propagate in waves. The wavelength determines the color and energy of the light. The human eye can only perceive a small section of this spectrum, ...

While infrared light is invisible to most animals, there are some, including salmon, bullfrogs and snakes, that can see in ...

In a previous study, researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China demonstrated how injecting nanoparticles into the retinas of mice allowed them to see in the near-infrared range ...