Optical illusions are captivating images that trick our brains, playing with our perception of color, light, and patterns. A new optical illusion circulating online claims to reveal hidden aspects of ...

A viral optical illusion featuring overlapping leaves hides the number “47,” which most people miss at first glance. The ...

Optical illusions are special images that play tricks on our brains, making us see things differently from how they really are. Sometimes, these illusions make objects appear to move when they are ...

Chances are you’ve encountered some version of the “Ebbinghaus illusion,” in which a central circle appears to be smaller when encircled by larger circles and seems larger when surrounded by smaller ...

The Best Illusion of the Year contest offers researchers, and participants, an opportunity to explore the gaps and limits of human perception. By Katrina Miller Take a look at this video of a waiting ...

A deep neural network was trained using quantum tunneling to mimic the human ability to view optical illusions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

He advanced the study of a millenniums-old mystery: why the moon appears larger on the horizon than it does high in the night sky. By Alex Traub Lloyd Kaufman, a leading figure in the study of a ...