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 ...

Tokyo company ispace released a fresh photo of the moon's south pole taken by its lunar lander Resilience. A Japanese commercial spacecraft has sent home another close-up image of the moon, its ...

Dive into a captivating word challenge where you have just 15 seconds to spot the lone word amidst a sea of 'Hat' entries. This brain teaser harnesses your cognitive shortcuts, playing on the familiar ...

An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where our perception of thinking about an image differs from objective reality. These optical illusions occur due to the brain's attempt to interpret complex ...

Artists and scientists have been creating optical illusions for centuries. Here are 35 mind-bending examples that prove you can't always trust what your eyes are telling you. When you purchase through ...

Martin Doherty received funding from the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust who partially supported this work. He continues to receive funding from the Leverhulme Trust. Radoslaw Wincza does not work ...