Some animals lost their eyes over time. Others never had them at all. For these creatures, not being able to see isn’t a weakness– it’s just how they’ve adapted.

Neurobiologist Kenneth Catania’s passion for scrutinizing odd animal adaptations all started with a creature with a 22-point star on its face. Catania first saw a star-nosed mole (Condylura ...

Ansell’s mole rats are nearly blind but their eyes still come in handy. They have a sensor for magnetic fields, similar to those in birds, which the mole rats use to orient their nests ...