This type of illusion is called the The Troxler Effect, and was developed by physician Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler in 1804. It reveals that everything exists in reality, although our perception makes ...

Featuring a blurry image of abstract yellows, oranges, purples and blues, this optical illusion appears pretty plain. It's ...

We all have a strong survival instinct, one that kicks in the moment that we sense danger. For some of us, our 'fight or ...

Dividend investors are often misled by surface-level metrics that lead them to believe they are getting something that they really are not. I uncover four of the most dangerous of these optical ...

It’s always amazing, and more than a little humbling, when the universe reminds us that our “common sense” is provincial, falling apart on cosmic scales. If you’re on the surface of Earth—and I’m ...

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In January, a team led by Jim Schuck, professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia Engineering, developed a method for creating entangled photon pairs, a critical component of emerging quantum ...

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Is it a fruit? Is it a pastry? They’re both. Hyper-realistic fruit-shaped desserts, called Trompe-l’œil cakes, have recently taken over social media feeds. The name is French for “deceive the eye,” an ...

For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical illusion called the Terrell-Penrose effect. When you purchase through links on ...

Optical illusions occur naturally in different habitats and conditions across the world. Cloud formations can sometimes make it seem like there's an ocean or a UFO in the sky. Whether it is salt flats ...

Tropical Storm Humberto and Invest 94L could merge in the Atlantic, potentially sparking a rare Fujiwhara effect forecasters say could considerably alter a storm's track, with communities unaware a ...