LIKE many women, I’ve had all sorts of body hang ups – the wobbly tummy, untoned thighs and bingo wings. My lips, though, were never one of them. Even when wearing a basic lipstick, they always ...

An optical illusion has left many people scratching their heads as they struggle to find a ring hidden in a sea of shells - ...

Most of us breeze through life thinking we know the alphabet inside out. But what if we told you that one of its most common ...

First, an unusual magnetic force exists at the site; second, ghosts or spirits are pushing things at the site; or third, the site has a combination of scenery that creates an optical illusion ... or a ...

An optical illusion has left people divided over what they can see in the image. Apparently, what you see first can reveal certain things about your personality, including whether you're 'lonely' or a ...

Optical illusions aren't just fun to do, but apparently they can also reveal certain hidden details about your personality, based on what you see first. So are you a leader, or more lonely?

The Best Illusion of the Year contest offers researchers, and participants, an opportunity to explore the gaps and limits of human perception.

Though optical illusions come in all shapes and configurations, some in motion, others colourful, some using digital techniques unheard of when illusions were first conceived, it turns out one of ...

A study found that radiologists who have years of training to ignore visual distractions were less susceptible to the Ebbinghaus illusion.

Doherty has studied one particular puzzle for years called the Ebbinghaus illusion, an optical illusion which shows how size perception can be manipulated using surrounding shapes.

Challenge your perception with this mind-bending optical illusion! Hidden within a complex pattern are four cleverly disguised circles. Test your visu ...