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 ...

The Escher Loop optical illusion creates a staircase that appears endlessly climbable yet never reaches a higher point. Using ...

A forest optical illusion on r/FindTheSniper left Reddit users struggling to find a deer hidden among dried shrubs.

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 ...

This optical illusion puzzle challenges you to find a pencil hidden among books. Do you think you have what it takes to solve ...

Feed-perfect illusion rooms, puzzling hands-on interactive installations, perplexing holograms and optical tricks are just a few of the more than 50 attractions the Dallas Museum of Illusions has ...

People have been left scratching their heads after seeing a black and white image of a horse transform into colour in front of their eyes - but they don't understand how it works ...

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 ...

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 ...

An optical illusion has left people stunned as it tricks their brains into seeing something else in the black and white image – but only if you do one essential thing ...

A reanalysis of a 1919 study suggests that a separate illusion, the "horizon effect," played a bigger role in warping visual perception than dazzle paint. Reading time 3 minutes During World War I, ...

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.