Many prey species have eyespot markings that are believed to ward off predators. But how, and does a predator's angle of approach make them less effective? Dr. Hannah Rowland and Dr. John Skelhorn ...

The giant African death's-head hawkmoth has a distinctive skull-like marking.

The Death’s-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) is known by many for its role in The Silence of the Lambs—but perhaps the insect’s bigger feat is its staggeringly precise migration. Every year, these ...

Have you ever felt that a person in a portrait is watching you, their eyes following you about a room? This optical illusion is known as the Mona Lisa effect, after Leonardo da Vinci’s famously ...