These simple “magic tricks” help children understand scientific topics by learning how each trick works. Abracadabra … you’ve made fear of science disappear!

On stage, Teller, half of the magician team of Penn & Teller, rarely says a word. But now he's talking, explaining how magicians harness scientific research on deception to trick audiences into ...

Unleash your inner magician with "6 Simple Magic Tricks for Kids!" This video is packed with easy magic tricks that kids can ...

Trilobites Magic Tricks May Fool You, but These Birds Can See Through Them A small experiment using sleights of hand and illusions offers insights into how birds and people perceive the world.

Researchers perform magic tricks for birds, who are not amused Can an animal without hands recognize when humans are using sleight-of-hand tricks?

The way stage magicians do card tricks could have lessons for changing human behavior. Many popular magic tricks have an element of probability or salesmanship to "make" you choose something. Like ...

Viral sleep movement, aka the voodoo magic trick: how simple eye motions may puts you back to sleep Waking in the middle of the night can feel maddening—every second awake drags on.