Prior research has produced mixed results on the question of animals and their susceptibility to optical illusions, per the ...

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

Duping a guppy is easier than duping a ring dove — at least when it comes to a classic optical illusion.

Have you ever looked at two circles of exactly the same size and sworn one was larger? If so, your eyes have been tricked by ...

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

For centuries, we’ve tried to understand what makes us aware. Is consciousness just the brain firing signals – or something ...

Dracula orchids, also called monkey orchids, look like a face hidden in nature.

Researchers shot lasers into brain cells and triggered illusions on demand—a breakthrough that’s rewriting how we see the ...

The science pros at The King of Random demonstrate a mind-bending illusion that makes glass look like it’s floating.

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

Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to ...

Materials scientists can learn a lot about a sample material by shooting lasers at it. With nonlinear optical microscopy—a ...