The Escher Loop optical illusion creates a staircase that appears endlessly climbable yet never reaches a higher point. Using ...

An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where our perception of thinking about an image differs from objective reality.

Illusion is derived from the Latin verb illudere, which means to mock or trick. Optical illusion pictures are designed to trick the human mind and are regarded as one of the simplest tests to ...

We love a nice optical illusion (if you hadn't noticed), and happily the internet is full of people creating little gems to trick our eyes. Anyone wanting to create their own won't want to miss this ...

Challenge your vision by spotting the hidden famous painting inside this pseudo-3D stereogram optical illusion.

Sydney is about to get delightfully disorienting. This December, the Museum of Illusions makes its Australian debut, offering mind-bending exhibits from holograms and gravity-defying rooms to giant 3D ...

Optical illusions are older than you think. The first optical illusions date back to 20,000 BC and took the form of cave sculptings. Nowadays they are found all over the place – on screens, in books ...

A stereogram optical illusion is a fascinating visual puzzle that hides a 3D image within a 2D pattern. At first glance, it appears to be a random collection of repeating designs or colourful dots.