Here, swirling patterns, hidden objects, and impossible shapes will twist your mind and make you question what’s real. 30 ...

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.

Optical illusions have long fascinated people by tricking the brain into seeing things that may not actually be there. These mind-bending puzzles challenge our perception, often leaving us puzzled ...

These three optical illusions seem to exist in a parallel universe in this viral video. "You didn't beat the gravity you just beat my brain," wrote one baffled TikTok commenter. These mental ...

Kokichi Sugihara specializes in the impossible. He creates mind-bending physical objects that look and behave in incredible ways when seen from the right angle, such as marbles that roll uphill or ...

Olivier Redon holds up one of his optical illusions that is designed to look like a creature whose eyes and head follow the viewer as they move about, at his home in Portola Valley on June 24 ...

This brain-frazzling optical illusion is enough to put your head into a spin. The purple-and-yellow image looks as though it’s both three-dimensional and moving but is in fact stationary and flat.

Optical illusions are fascinating mental exercises that not only test your vision but also challenge how your brain processes information. They often leave us second-guessing what we see and are a ...

John Wheeler: Atmospheric illusions are not what they appear to be Because the light is getting bent before it reaches your eyes, you are seeing the light from the direction of its last bend.

Chloe Redon holds an optical illusion created by her father, in their home in Portola Valley on June 24, 2024. Photo by Magali Gauthier. One of Olivier Redon’s optical illusions at his home in ...