If a body is a person's temple, then Lucas Luce's body is one of the most illusory temples there are. But don't fret, for it is merely a ruse.

Ugh some optical illusions come along and ruin your day. Sometimes that's because they're too chilling for words and other times they're too hypnotic. But this one flat out just gave me a headache.

A viral painting appears ordinary at first, but many viewers claim a face emerges after prolonged viewing. Neuroscience ...

Guppies are highly susceptible to the Ebbinghaus illusion. Ring doves? Not so much. For instance, guppies and ring doves diverged hundreds of millions of years ago and hence are phylogenetically ...

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 ...

We all love a good magic trick. And illusions have always drawn us in. The shimmer of a desert mirage, the flicker of shadows in Plato’s cave, or even my father's rather simple sleight of hand that ...