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This brings optical illusions to new heights. Thought spotting all the animals in this visual menagerie was hard? Puzzlers are frazzling their noodles over this high altitude illusion, which ...

This new optical illusion is testing everyone’s observation skills; only a few people can find everything in 15 seconds. An optical illusion puzzle has become a big challenge for people of all ages.

Humans are fascinated by visual illusions, which occur when there is a mismatch between the pattern of light that falls on the retina, and what we perceive. Before books, films, and the internet ...

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 ...

Have you ever come across an optical illusion that makes you question your own eyesight? Well, here’s one that is bound to put your observation skills to the test. At first, it looks like there’s ...

A simple technique has been developed to achieve acoustic illusions — those that can trick the ear or a sound detector 1. The technique’s applications range from architectural acoustics to camouflage ...

An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where our eyes perceive something differently from reality, tricking the brain into misinterpreting what it sees. These illusions occur because the brain ...