A classic and really straight-forward practice exercise taught at many art schools is to draw from a reference image but with ...

Optical illusions are captivating puzzles that make people question their own perceptions. These mind-bending visuals are not only enjoyable to look at, but they also challenge the way we process ...

Optical illusions are fascinating images that challenge your mind and test your ability to observe carefully. These illusions have been around for a long time and have become a fun way to trick ...

Some animals create their own optical illusions. Think camouflage. While one type of camouflage helps an animal match its environment—such as an Arctic fox in the snow—another type called ...

Optical illusions are great fun, and they fool virtually everyone. But have you ever wondered if you could train yourself to unsee these illusions? Our latest research suggests that you can.

When Dimitris Papailiopoulos first asked ChatGPT to interpret colors in images, he was thinking about “the dress”—the notoriously confusing optical-illusion photograph that took the Internet ...

Are boiled peanuts so important to our culture we need to honor them with a historical marker? Of course. And, as far as I can determine, Alabama is the only state to have such a marker.

Prepare yourself for an astounding demonstration of optical trickery as we examine one of the most perplexing optical illusions ever seen on a screen. Play a game of hide-and-seek with your senses ...

From a hanging installation that looks different from different angles to numbers concealed in an image, these optical illusions may make you question reality. Optical illusions never fail to ...

Kimberly Usery-Pettis recently started Mama Kim’s Boiled Peanuts, and she hopes to uplift local and regional businesses along with her own. “It brings back the nostalgia of being a kid,” Usery-Pettis ...

Optical Illusion: Optical illusions, also referred to as visual illusions, are caused by the visual system when our perception of reality differs from actual reality. These illusions can occur due ...