When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Illusions like these mess with the brain's visual processing system, making viewers see things ...

Nature has a mischievous side, and sometimes it loves to play tricks on our eyes. The world is full of illusions that look too strange to be real, yet they´re all natural or naturally captured. These ...

Many viewers struggle with this optical illusion because the design distracts the brain. Look carefully, stay calm, and try ...

Optical illusions have long fascinated scientists, artists, and everyday viewers. These visual puzzles can make stationary objects appear to move, straight lines look bent, or colours seem to change ...

Jax Brewery, a castlelike building at the edge of the French Quarter, has long been home to a selection of tourist-targeted shops and cafes. Now it includes a new attraction, The Museum of Illusions ...

A mind-bending optical illusion has left people stunned as it fools their brains into seeing a black and white photograph differently - but only if you follow one crucial instruction. Dean Jackson, ...

These books can help you get ready for April Fool"s Day. Picture books involving tricks include Harry Allard"s "Miss Nelson Is Missing," Stephanie Calmenson"s "The Principal"s New Clothes," Nancy ...

Optical tricks that have given butterflies, beetles and other creatures an evolutionary advantage are beginning to teach physicists a thing or two about advanced photonics, as Pete Vukusic explains ...

Optical illusions play tricks on your brain and can make you see things that aren't really there, from static images swirling around the page to images that stay with you even after you look away.