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 ...

Children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may see the world in subtly different ways compared to their peers, according to a new study published in the Journal of Attention ...

(WHTM) — There’s nothing like a bewildering optical illusion to get the weekend off to a good start. There are all kinds to choose from: the image that looks like one thing but also looks like another ...

Ever since image-generation tools began to emerge last year, controversy has followed AI everywhere it goes. But while there are plenty of legitimate concerns regarding ethics and copyright, we've ...

Did you manage to spot it? We bet this one was not difficult as the rest, and you have managed to ace it. If not, try focusing a little more and you will be able to figure it out. Pass this on to your ...

The latest optical illusion is baffling people on Reddit as members of a forum can't agree on what colour they see in the ...

Neuroscientists are zeroing in on how special kinds of brain cells help us see things that aren't actually there.

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The regular Short Wave science roundup covers mysterious red dots in space, the neurons behind optical illusions and a study of octopus arms.