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 ...

If staring at this image down below (here’s a big version) makes you feel like you’re being swallowed by a black hole, you’re not alone. According to a new paper in the journal Frontiers in Human ...

The illusion seriously tricks your mind as it convinces you into thinking that a dark "black hole" at the centre of the image is rapidly expanding, as if you were moving towards it. Researchers have ...

A BRAIN-BOGGLING optical illusion makes a static image of a black hole appear as though it's swallowing you whole, research has shown. Nine in ten people who view the deceptive image report that the ...

A tattoo artist in the United States has accomplished a remarkable feat by drawing an optical illusion on a man's head. The tattoo gives the impression that there is a tunnel running through the man's ...

A pencil and a paper is all you need to draw these magical anamorphic black holes that will make your brain think that there is a whole different dimension under your table. Explore more on these ...

Have a look at this image. Do you perceive that the central black hole is expanding, as if you’re moving into a dark environment, or falling into a hole? If so, you’re not alone: a new study shows ...

When you view the image above, does it look like black smear in the center is expanding? If it does, that means you're like most people – and your brain may even think that you're entering a tunnel, ...

Today I learned that scientists study optical illusions. I always thought they were just for fun. A team of psychologists studied variations of this “expanding hole” illusion to determine what effects ...

A skilled tattoo artist has taken his talent to another level after creating an optical illusion inking on his client's bald head that looks like a giant gaping hole. Matt Pehrson, who works at the ...

Pavement artist Julian Beever has been working on a new piece of illusion art for Attingham's mansion. The artist specialises in optical illusion and his latest work is inspired by the historic ...