Challenge your vision with this mind-bending optical illusion! In a chaotic grid showcasing the number 34, two reversed ...

Optical illusion challenges like this one are designed to test focus, speed, and attention to detail. They look simple at ...

What Is an Optical Illusion? An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where the brain misinterprets what the eyes see.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Andriy Onufriyenko via Getty Images Though optical illusions come in all shapes and ...

The optical illusion seen above makes the viewer feel as if they are falling into an expanding hole – and now we have a good explanation for why this happens. Optical tricks can be caused by different ...

New York — At the Museum of Illusions in New York City, around every corner is a wonder for the eyes. There's a vase that's a face, art that moves with you, and a room that seems to go on forever.

A restaurant on top of a retro cassette player? A rocket trailing tempura flames? A maid ironing crinkle-cut potato chips? Anything's possible in the work of the Japanese photographer Tatsuya Tanaka, ...

Every illusion has a backstage crew. New research shows the brain’s own “puppet strings”—special neurons that quietly tug our perception—help us see edges and shapes that don’t actually exist. When ...

A video showing an unexpected optical illusion captured in a parking lot in Florida has gone viral on TikTok. The clip was shared by @amymcgrif and has garnered 8.3 million views since it was posted ...

Visual illusions of motion are a major source of interest in the vision research community. Explaining how a still image can produce an illusory perception of motion is important for a more complete ...

The study of visual illusions in animals provides a compelling window into both the evolutionary continuity and diversity of perceptual processes. Research indicates that many species, from domestic ...