Access
This article is part of Nature's premium content.
Published online 16 May 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030512-14
News
How to see shells on the sea floor
Southeast Asian water babies have supreme aquatic vision.
In the sea, most of us are half-blind - but the Moken are king. This Southeast Asian tribe of sea gypsies can see twice as clearly underwater as Europeans, researchers have found.
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
Comments
Reader comments are usually moderated after posting. If you find something offensive or inappropriate, you can speed this process by clicking 'Report this comment' (or, if that doesn't work for you, email redesign@nature.com). For more controversial topics, we reserve the right to moderate before comments are published.