If you’ve ever been tricked by a visual illusion, you know the feeling of disconnect between what your eyes perceive and what is actually there. Visual illusions occur due to errors in our perception, ...

An optical illusion shared by content creator @pasillusion may leave you second guessing your eyesight, as the TikTok user claims to have a “secret image” hidden in plain sight. The image looks as ...

Butterflies may use their wing patterns to distort motion, causing predators to misjudge their speed and direction during an ...

The perks of being invisible… a lower heart rate, less anxiety, looser morals? A whole body version of the classic rubber hand illusion is helping us find out what it’s like to be invisible by ...

The illusion of control is a mental bias leading people to overestimate the control they have over the outcome of events. Even when the outcome of situations is demonstrably a matter of chance and not ...

The optical illusion seen above makes the viewer feel as if they are falling into an expanding hole – and now we have a good explanation for why this happens. To investigate whether the expanding hole ...

Optical illusions featuring mind boggling, cleverly disguised patterns have become a viral trend on the internet in recent times, forcing us to look beyond the obvious. By finding out the hidden items ...

A few years ago, the internet was going bonkers for optical illusions, from the infamous dress to a cat in the desert. Now there’s a new kind of illusion in town. It will make you see shimmering rays ...