The reason why we don’t see utter blackness is once again because of that visual noise, which come from signals from our ...

Our brains actively construct vision in near-darkness, blending residual light with memory and prediction. Even with minimal ...

Have you ever wondered why, when plunged into complete darkness, your eyes seem to conjure up swirling patterns, flashes, or ...

A new study suggests the Milky Way’s gamma-ray glow could be a dark matter signal shaped by ancient galactic mergers.

Theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse the thin ring of light that is thought to surround every black hole.

The total solar eclipse in North America on April 8, 2024, temporarily reset the biological clocks of some bird species, according to new research. The eclipse created a dramatic spectacle as the moon ...

While the neon glow may surprise us, the reality for the animals experiencing it might be very different. Bats don’t have a black light to shine on one another under the dark of night, and the moon ...

A new discovery has unraveled why we sometimes see colors that aren't there. The phenomenon of "color afterimages" is when ...

A team led by UNIGE has shown that the most mysterious component of our Universe follows the laws of classical physics, though some doubts still remain. Does dark matter obey the same physical laws as ...

For most of us, these illusions are harmless. But my new research, published in Perception, suggests people with visual snow ...

New strategies may soon allow scientists to test dark energy theories within our own solar system, linking cosmic-scale physics to local observation. Science advances through a cycle of proposing ...