What we call “pretty” is far less fixed than it feels. Research shows that attraction is shaped by biology, psychology, ...

Has a wing ever come off a jet airliner? Do planes really fall out of the sky? No. Does that put the matter to rest? Not for everyone. Though wishing cannot make something true, a certain form of ...

If you look at your surroundings, you see various objects scattered around them. Perhaps you have just made yourself a café latte, which now sits in front of you on your sofa table. As you direct your ...

Magicians have long exploited quirks in our perception of the world to make us experience the impossible. Now, at the MAGIC Lab at the University of Plymouth, UK, psychologist and magician Gustav Kuhn ...