Species whose eyes glow have evolved to see better in low light because they either forage or need to look out for predators throughout the night, or they do most of their hunting at dawn and dusk. In ...

As part of the 2025 Beaker Street Science Photography Prize, photographer Ben Alldridge submitted a photo of a wild Eastern ...

While reindeer no longer live in our backyards, if they ever happen to be flying by, watch for their luminous blue eyes. It turns out they probably don’t really need a glowing red nose to see ...

Nope, not a bear, just two remarkably large raccoons. It is always rather exciting to see eyes glowing at you in the dark. But what causes that eyeshine? And why don’t all animals’ eyes reflect?

If you’d like to see the firefly petunia, Sunnyside Gardens has a dark room where you can go in, let your eyes adjust to the dark, and see the flowers in their glowing glory.

A raccoon at a water pan in a Colorado garden keeps a wary eye on two eyes that seem to glow in the darkness on trail cam video. Then a second raccoon charges into view and two animals scuffle ...

The Open University, CC BY-SA Most dogs’ eyes will glow in dark spaces when a light shines on them. Tommy Greco, CC BY-SA This bush baby can probably see better at night than you can.

Species whose eyes glow have evolved to see better in low light because they either forage or need to look out for predators throughout the night, or they do most of their hunting at dawn and dusk ...