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 ...

Getting enough sleep is a struggle for many, and even more of us struggle to get quality sleep despite sleeping long hours each night. If you've been having trouble sleeping well, then this ...

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.

What if I told you that one of the simplest tricks to improve your memory is to test yourself? It might sound silly but testing yourself can be a great way to learn faster and retain more information.

STEM educator Jason Lindsey, known as Mr. Science, is on TODAY with fun science experiments families can try at home. He does science tricks with ping pong balls, bubbles and soap.Aug. 31, 2021 ...

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 ...

This week is my daughter’s half birthday, meaning she’s turning 9 and a half. Remember when birthdays were so much fun you had to dream up a reason to cram more of them into the year? It’s not just me ...

A paperclip appears to float using a simple science trick. Feds Suspend 7,000 Truckers Over New Rule What a reporter found when she investigated US military strikes on Venezuelan drug boats South ...

A debate has raged amongst magicians for a half-century, centered around the "Too Perfect Theory". Magician Rick Johnsson proposed the idea in 1970, stating that if a trick is too perfect – seemingly ...

There came to light last week a letter revealing one of the cruelest tricks one civilized being could well play upon another. It was a letter left by the late Professor Paul Kammerer, famed biologist, ...