Do we have hidden SUPERVISION? Eyes are better at seeing in the dark than thought and can pick up even a single photon

The human eye is considered to be a wonder of evolution, yet despite decades of study, scientists have been unable to pinpoint just how good people are at seeing in the dark. But now a new study has revealed that our eyes may be far better than we could possibly have imagined in dark conditions. It found that the human eye is capable of detecting as little as a single photon - the subatomic particles that make up light - hitting the retina in a dark room. The study found that the human eye (pictured) is able to detect single photons - tiny particles of light - suggesting that people's night vision may be much more advanced than previously thought More than 30,000 trials were carried out by three men in their 20s, with one wearing contact lenses. For each test, the men sat in a completely dark room while wearing headphones with their heads kept motionless using a headrest.