Mathematician Watching the Moths at an All-Night Gas Station

Visual Neuroscience: How Do Moths See to Fly at Night?

A new study shows that moth vision trades speed and resolution for contrast sensitivity at night. These remarkable neural adaptations take place in the higher-order neurons of the hawkmoth motion vision pathway and allow the insects to see during night flights.

The Cognition of the City at Night

Human presence and accordingly establishing suitable condition for social interactions are important factors in shaping urban spaces. Caring to different aspects of improving environmental qualities especially perception aspect and ease of perception from the environment with legibility improvement is an element that was emphasized from the base of urban design. The role of time, commence of da...

An Automated Gas Station Attendant

The user terminal The terminal provides a simple user interface consisting of a smart card system, keyboard, monitor, and printer. After inserting a smart card into the smart-card reader, the user keys in a password and selects the kind and amount of fuel. The user can check the smart card’s records and updated status. During refueling, the monitor displays the procedure’s progress. The printer...

Artificial night lighting inhibits feeding in moths.

One major, yet poorly studied, change in the environment is nocturnal light pollution, which strongly alters habitats of nocturnally active species. Artificial night lighting is often considered as driving force behind rapid moth population declines in severely illuminated countries. To understand these declines, the question remains whether artificial light causes only increased mortality or a...

All day, and all of the night.