From a burrow hidden in the ground, a mouse cautiously pokes its head out into the cool night air. As it emerges into the darkness, it uses its heightened sense of smell to sniff for food but ...

When we included the animal’s smaller size into the analysis ... “It is plausible that a small, nocturnal species could be evading detection in the vast inland desert. In fact, this species was ...

The ghostly web-footed gecko is nearly translucent with a pale, salmon-colored undertone and light-brown stripes. Their color provides perfect camouflage among the powdery reddish sands of the ...

Nocturnal animals tend to have proportionally bigger eyes than humans do. They also tend to have pupils that open more widely in low light. So, at the outset, nocturnal eyes gather more light than ...

“When we included the animal’s smaller size into the analysis ... “It is plausible that a small, nocturnal species could be evading detection in the vast inland desert,” Vera Weisbecker, one of the ...