Previous models explored the illusion, but this is the first time it has been actually recreated in a lab setting.

For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical ...

Scientists tested two species against each other to see which was more likely to fall for an optical illusion.

Humans are fascinated by visual illusions, which occur when there is a mismatch between the pattern of light that falls on the retina, and what we perceive. Before books, films, and the internet ...

Like humans, octopuses can fall for the rubber hand illusion and believe that a fake arm is theirs. This suggests they have a sense of their own body, just as we do. The rubber hand illusion is a ...

A new study reveals guppies are easily tricked by optical illusions, while ring doves see clearly, highlighting differences ...

A magician reveals ten visual hand-only tricks, showing how to remove and restore fingers, push one hand through another, and ...