Before jumping on in we have one question on our minds: what is an optical illusion? What is an optical illusion? Optical illusions are visuals that tend to be deceptive to the eye and brain. This is ...

A mind-boggling optical illusion has divided the internet after appearing to show a black-and-white picture of girls—in color. Optics, illusions, and basic science—these things all combine to trick ...

You won't believe your eyes.

Well, it looks like we're never, ever escaping the tyranny of The Dress — but it's OK, because optical illusions are cool. Not only that, but they can teach us a ton about ourselves, too. Case in ...

I love optical illusions for a lot of reasons. As a scientist, they fascinate me, showing us how our visual and interpretation systems work. As a skeptic they embolden me, because they show that ...

Remember that viral photo of the dress that caused such a stir online? Since then, we keep seeing similar visual illusions designed to mess with our brains, and the latest one is the image above, ...

Before jumping on in we have one question on our minds: what is an optical illusion? Optical illusions are visuals that tend to be deceptive to the eye and brain. This is based on numerous factors ...