Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks out the science behind using a fire extinguisher to fire a pencil into a piece of plywood. Here's Jan. 4's Science Sunday. Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks ...

Test your brain with this optical illusion to see if you are sharp enough to find the hidden numbers in the given time limit.

It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I am joined by the show's host, Regina Barber, and producer Rachel Carlson. Good to have you both here. RACHEL ...

Challenge your visual acuity with this engaging hidden number puzzle. Readers are tasked to locate a concealed digit within a ...

Six years ago, when filmmaker Masaya Ishikawa was using Adobe Illustrator to craft digital materials for a video production, he started seeing strange shapes on his screen that shouldn't have been ...

Medical imaging experts are adept at solving common optical illusions, according to new research. The research is the first to show that people can be trained to do better at solving visual illusions, ...

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 ...