From snakes that use their tongues to “smell” to compound bug eyes that overwhelm human sight, visitors to Lake Metroparks’ Penitentiary Glen Reservation on April 18 got a chance to see how animals ...

Have you ever wondered why your dog takes such a long time to sniff a patch of grass? Or why flies buzz around so sporadically? It’s because most of what a creature actually senses is invisible to us.

In his new book, An Immense World, science writer Ed Yong explores the diversity of perception in the animal world — including echolocation,... The human sensory experience is limited. Journey into ...

If you think about it, you can’t be sure that what you see for the color red, for example, is what anyone else in the world actually sees. All you can be sure of is that we’ve all been ...

Animals don’t just see and hear the world many species detect hidden signals humans can’t perceive at all. Some can sense heat, vibrations, electrical fields, pressure changes, or chemical trails so ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. There's no clear "best sniffer" in the animal kingdom, but one contender is the Gambian pouched ...

Great white sharks are among the ocean’s most intimidating predators, known for their speed, power, and razor-sharp teeth. Despite their incredible strength, their hunting success isn’t based on ...

We might have big brains and fancy gadgets, but some animals are wired with senses straight out of a sci-fi script. We're talking about abilities that go way beyond sight, sound, taste, touch, and ...

On a remote island in the Indian Ocean, six closely watched bats took to the star-draped skies. As they flew across the seven-acre speck of land, devices implanted in their brains pinged data back to ...

The only true voyage -- Leaking sacks of chemicals : smells and tastes -- Endless ways of seeing : light -- Rurple, grurple, yurple : color -- The unwanted sense : pain -- So cool : heat -- A rough ...

With wit, humor, and stunning visuals, Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer and New York Times bestselling author Ed Yong will share the amazing ways in which animals perceive aspects of the world ...