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Can the human eye see a single photon?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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UV markings in blue tits and the human eye's response to a single photon

Exploring the experiment on blue tits to understand their sexual selection system and the discovery of invisible UV markings on their heads, impacting their mate selection. Also delving into the possibility of animals seeing beyond the human visible spectrum and the threshold of single-photon response in human eyes.

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