Optical illusions trick the brain by interpreting visual data rather than recording it directly. What you see first in a ...

This mind-bending optical illusion by Ukrainian artist Oleg Shupliak has stumped 98% of viewers - can you find all four women ...

The optical illusion seen above makes the viewer feel as if they are falling into an expanding hole – and now we have a good explanation for why this happens. To investigate whether the expanding hole ...

You're telling me this isn't just bad Photoshop?

Can you rat out his hiding spot? If you can spot the mouse in this optical illusion in less than a minute, you may be a record holder. Created by Hungarian author-artist Gergely Dudás, the ...

Illusions like these mess with the brain's visual processing system, making viewers see things that aren't there in reality. | Credit: Eva Almqvist via Getty Images Optical illusions play tricks on ...

Get your eye out of the gutter. Puzzle lovers are blushing over this NSFW optical illusion, which reportedly reveals how sex-obsessed people are based on what they see. The scandalous image has been ...

Architects and artists have clever ways of confusing your eyes and creating optical illusions with their building designs.

A couple of years ago an optical illusion came along and almost broke our site. Over three million people read an article about the most dizzying illusion ever to grace our screens – the rotating ...

An optical illusion claims to reveal your true personaility - and it's all based on what you see first. Take a look at the ...

This optical illusion challenges you to spot a perfectly camouflaged cat hidden inside a cluttered living room.