Optical illusions are images or designs that trick our eyes and brain. They make us see things that are not really there, or see movement where nothing is moving. These illusions happen because our ...

This mind-boggling optical illusion may baffle you, even after you learn that you didn't see what you thought you did.

Spinning optical illusions are some of the most mind-boggling out there – as was proved by the amount of people that viewed that spinning horse optical illusion many years ago (it almost broke ...

In this optical illusion, a black silhouette of a cat appears to be spinning smoothly in one direction. But if you look at it in a certain way, you can make it spin the other way instead.

Mind This optical illusion expands as you stare at it - and now we know why Using a computer model of the retina, researchers have been able to trace the cause of the expanding hole illusion By ...

In his latest illusion, Jackson shares a trio of disembodied shapes that apparently form a letter 'E'. It's hard to see at first – but once you manage it, it can never be unseen.

The 2024 Best Illusion of the Year contest highlighted how optical illusions reveal the brain’s inner workings, proving they ...

Can you find the hidden animal in this radial optical illusion? Put your sharp eyesight and high IQ to the test with this tricky, spinning visual puzzle.

The illusion lies in the way our brain assumes uniformity and begins to ignore repeated patterns. That’s what makes spotting 21 a true test of eagle-eyed vision!

Mezmoglobe has returned to Kickstarter this month, launching its new 360 optical illusion spinning top in the form of the Mezmocoin Infinity. Capable of spinning for over 25 minutes. The spinning ...