Learn how to create a floating shape illusion using a simple water experiment in your sink. This easy demonstration reveals a ...

Learn a simple M&M magic trick that creates a fascinating color illusion using everyday candy. This easy demonstration ...

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A Humboldt’s squirrel monkey is fooled by the “French Drop” magic trick. Credit: E. Garcia-Pelegrin et al., 2023 The key to a successful sleight-of-hand magic trick is how well a magician manipulates ...

You only need a cursory familiarity with the work of magicians like Derren Brown and David Blaine to realise that at the heart of many illusions lies a piece of rock-solid mathematics ...

This week I spent a couple of days at the Magic Castle in Hollywood with my friend and master magician Andrew Mayne and five other magicians. The theme of the weeklong show was "Science versus Magic." ...

Stressed out by hot-button issues? Politicized science? Chemistry Lessons From Hell? Relax. Here are some quirky chemistry tricks that require little brain power. I've even explained how they work.

Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks out an optical illusion with Magna-Tiles in May 10's edition of Science Sunday.