Magic tricks make the impossible seem possible. Magicians have long captivated audiences with visual tricks, such as pulling a bunny from a hat or sawing someone in half, but tricks that rely on sound ...

Admit it — you still get mindblown every time you come across a street magician performing yet another seemingly impossible trick. And honestly, who doesn't? They always make you scratch your head and ...

A small experiment using sleights of hand and illusions offers insights into how birds and people perceive the world. By Veronique Greenwood The coin is in the illusionist’s left hand, now it’s in the ...

Pulling a rabbit from a top hat. Teleporting from one cage to another. Finding a coin behind a five-year-old’s ear. Magic has long inspired a sense of awe and wonder, but one portion of the population ...

Finally, science has confirmed what Penn & Teller have been telling us since Bullshit! began in 2003: magic isn’t real. Indeed, a team of researchers is using the lessons from persuasive “stage magic” ...

At the “magic Olympics,” magicians from around the world compete to be deemed the world’s best. To win, they must fool each other. Every three years magicians from around the world compete in the ...