Hidden number and letter optical illusions are some of the most satisfying puzzles because they look unbelievably simple ...

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, ...

Optical illusions are older than you think. The first optical illusions date back to 20,000 BC and took the form of cave sculptings. Nowadays they are found all over the place – on screens, in books ...

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.

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 ...

This nauseating illusion isn’t as black and white as you think. At first glance, it appears to have stacked lines of black and white boxes that are off-center, making the lines seem wavy and bendy.

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

How optical illusions work has been long-debated among scientists and philosophers, who wonder whether these illusions stem from neural processing in the eye or involve higher-level cognitive ...

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 ...