A simple scheme of an illusion medium layer that transforms the stereoscopic image of an object (a golden apple) into that of the illusion (two green apples). (a) The golden apple (the actual object) ...

Invisibility is perhaps the most ubiquitous of sci-fi dreams: Spy movies, video games, and classic cartoons all tantalize us with this trick. Researchers at the University of Rochester still haven’t ...

Some scientific experiments conducted by experts are so unique that they often astonish everyone witnessing them. These experiments even produce visuals or results that seem straight out of science ...

A looming rhinoceros arrests you with a melancholy eye. A T. rex a mere touch more miniature than the Field Museum’s Sue stands poised for attack. A lord and a lady in fine array gaze longingly into ...

There are so many optical illusions that feature an object or picture that can be seen in two different ways. But have you ever seen an illusion that can be interpreted in three different ways? This ...

Researchers have come out with an optical device to "engineer" ghosts. Their research has opened up a completely new avenue for cognitive deception through light-matter behavior control. This would ...

Developing the cloak of invisibility would be wonderful, but sometimes simply making an object appear to be something else will do the trick, according to electrical engineers. Developing the cloak of ...

Fiddle with an invisibility cloak, and it can make any object look like another, say researchers. We’re increasingly developing bonds with chatbots. While that’s safe for some, it’s dangerous for ...

A magician never reveals his secrets. In David Copperfield’s case, that even applies to a fellow Las Vegas illusionist. This week, Copperfield, under his company David Copperfield’s Disappearing Inc., ...

On 30 April 2018, the Instagram account "physicsfun" posted a video of an optical illusion involving what appears to be an arrow that points to the right — even when you turn it 180 degrees and even ...

A new video by a visual artist starts out with some ordinary items on a table, but when a hand appears and tilts what looks like a red cup, your mind will be blown. The artist uses an "anamorphic ...

A new study into a phenomenon known as the ventriloquist illusion has shown that simply imagining an object while you hear a sound can change how you later perceive that sound. The brain must ...