The title of this article is a bit misleading: no animals can actually see in complete darkness. Animals with so-called “night vision” take a small amount of light and maximize it through evolutionary ...

Night vision binoculars aren’t just for the military. With an explosion in recent years of invasive animals such as wild hogs, coyotes, armadillos, and more, hunting at night has never been more ...

London Zoo keepers have captured striking photographs of their most "superstition-shrouded" nocturnal residents with a night-vision technique. Capturing the wide-eyed stare of the bushbaby and the aye ...

The dusk brings with it changes in the forest atmosphere, sounds replace sights and shadows silently turn alive. 90% of ...

Many familiar creatures see the world very differently from humans, with limited colours shaping how they hunt, move and ...

Driving at night has risks. Less visibility means a collision with a pedestrian, a cyclist, or an animal is more likely to happen than in daytime driving. Some automakers offer night-vision technology ...

Editor’s Note: October 23, 2025: As veteran Contributor Justin Park begins testing a new round of night vision and thermal imaging gear, we’ve updated this story with some early frontrunners based on ...

Night vision scopes aren’t just for the military. With an explosion of invasive animals such as wild hogs, coyotes, and armadillos, hunting at night has never been more popular—and sometimes necessary ...

Jamey Caldwell has spent thousands of hours working with night vision devices—in war and for hunting feral pigs. He spent 21 years in the US Army, with the first seven serving in the 75th Ranger ...