Most magic tricks require a fairly sophisticated understanding of how humans perceive the world. To fall for a trick, people have to see things they perceive as important and ignore things that are ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

To help pay for his undergraduate education, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin had an unusual summer job: cruise ship magician. “I was that guy who comes out at dinnertime and does random magic for you,” he says.

A team of researchers performed magic tricks for several species of monkey, and they found that the animals’ gullibility may depend on the structure of their hands. Specifically, the team found that ...

The other night, my wife and I paid good money to a business that immediately set about deceiving us. This is not the first time that’s happened to us in Hollywood. But this time, we appreciated it.

A golden retriever duped by a disappearing ball is melting the hearts of millions of viewers on TikTok. In the footage shared by Natalie Koppel (@pawbrey), her boyfriend Johnny Perez is performing ...

The stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve is rapidly approaching, and if you want to leave a lasting impression on your guests, you’ll want to pay careful attention to this next part of the show.

After learning some tricks, young magician Aanya Sheth hopes to shatter stereotypes and inspire girls to join the magical world. As a young girl enchanted by the world of magic, I have always wondered ...

When Rachel Díaz of Culver City, California, “magically” refilled a soda can for her son, the nine-year-old’s first words were “Cool!” And then: “How’d you do that?” Science-based magic tricks stand ...

“I started doing magic when I was eight. I used to check out magic books from the library in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A librarian noticed and asked me to put on a show—I think I got paid two 50-cent ...

"I would say, becoming a magician after the age of 70, bad idea," the actress tells PEOPLE Rhea Perlman plays an experienced magician in her new movie Marvelous and the Black Hole — but the actress ...

These top 3 magic tricks are perfect for fooling cops! How long can you get away with it?