2019.12.04

Night Visions

Many animals once thought to have poor sight in low light use tricks in their nervous systems to see brilliantly in the dark

n the dark, the European common frog can distinguish green from blue. | HÅKAN LILJENBERG Alamy

n the dark, the European common frog can distinguish green from blue. | HÅKAN LILJENBERG Alamy

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