When performing magic tricks, it's important to pick your audience carefully. And it would be wise not to attempt sleight-of-hand with a group of marmosets, according to a new study. Researchers have ...

A sleight-of-hand magic trick which often catches humans out only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs – a trait shared with humans, new research suggests. Scientists performed a famous magic trick for ...

Birds are less easily fooled by sleight-of-hand magic tricks than humans, a new study into avian perception reveals. Researchers at the University of Cambridge performed three variations of magic ...

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 ...

Glitz, glamorous assistants and the occasional white rabbit are images - if you mind the pun - conjured up when you think of magic tricks. But really, there’s a far deeper thinking behind the magician ...

The researchers from the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science gave a computer program the outline of how a magic jigsaw puzzle and a mind reading card trick work, as well the results ...

One half of a thieving double act who used common magic tricks to steal £24,000 in jewellery from shops across the UK has been jailed. Unsuspecting staff at one Bristol jewellers said they did not ...

MAGICIAN ‘Wizard Mandrake’s’ loved ones probably wish they could turn back time and stop him from trying out his latest terrifying trick. The Indian stuntman, 40, was found dead yesterday after being ...

And what more fun can you have than amazing your friends and family with a magic trick? Before you read on here, you’ll need to have mastered the magic trick that Paul calls the Australian Magician’s ...

Why do we enjoy looking at magic? Everyone knows these are tricks and not "real". It's not as though we don't know our senses are being deceived. But we still watch and wait for the reveal. It might ...

A Romanian man who used sleight of hand magic tricks to con jewellers out of items worth £24,000 has been jailed. Mircea Rostas, 26, targeted eight small jewellery shops across the UK from January to ...