Cyanobacteria perceive light the way human eyes doEditage Insights
"Babies have to learn everything, but as Piaget was saying, they start with a few primitive reflexes that get things going," said Sirois. For example, hardwired in the brain is an instinct that draws a baby's eyes to a human face. From brain imaging studies we also know that the br...
you can catch the kisses of the sun by day and at night gaze into the eyes of a million stars. When you’re ready, take the stairs down to a small modern underwater bedroom surrounded by glass walls, in which you'll meet the majesty of the ocean. You'll pay for the privilege, bu...
Animals see differently – from simple eyes that only tell the difference between light and dark, to complex eyes that can see colours and depth perception.
Discover the top universities for English While there’s more to anEnglish literature degreethan reading hefty tomes until your eyes go square, it’s fair to say that reading and analyzing written works is likely to be pretty central to your studies. During an English literature degree, student...
When light strikes a rough surface, incoming light rays reflect at all sorts of angles because the surface is uneven. This scattering occurs in many of the objects we encounter every day. The surface of paper is a good example. You can see just how rough it is if you peer at it under...
Due to these open questions, the hypothesis of cooling by zebra stripes is physically and physiologically challenging. Black and white zebra stripes reflect sunlight quite differently, but the questions on the existence and mechanism of an overall cooling effect remained open until now. The aim of ...
Ned and Conseil did not reflect much. They devoured the food, and I did likewise. I was, besides,reassured as to our fate; and it seemed evident that our hosts would not let us die of want. However, everything has an end, everything passes away, even the hunger of people who have...
Michael Bennett McNulty, an assistant professor of philosophy at theUniversity of Minnesota—Twin Cities, notes that philosophy coursework gives students skills that they can use in a wide array of career paths, such as the abilities to argue persuasively and identify propaganda. ...
“Babies have to learn everything, but as Piaget was saying, they start with a few primitive reflexes that get things going,” said Sirois. For example, hardwired in the brain is an instinct that draws a baby’s eyes to a human face. From brain imaging studies we also know that the...