It may seem like it would only be of use to pupils at Hogwarts, but teaching children magic could help with their education, it has been suggested. Teaching youngsters magic tricks in the classroom ...

What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind of ...

On the wall in Mike Lawton’s classroom rests a cardboard cut-out of a Black man. It’s not Martin Luther King Jr. or any other famous Black figure from history—it’s a mage—dark skinned and ...

Teaching magic tricks to children with disabilities can enhance their feelings of self-esteem and confidence, a study has shown. The study, published in Health Psychology Research, is a collaboration ...

The magic class saw their creativity score jump from 3.5 to 4.26 on average, compared to the art class flatlining at 4.31 to 4.16. Prof Richard Wiseman, who is also a member of the Inner Magic Circle ...

Professional magician John Milner tells us about sawing women in half, Harry Potter and why he's teaching magic to a new generation. John Milner has been a professional magician for over 40 years, ...

Why do we fall for magic? The secret lies in clever psychological tricks that exploit gaps in our brains. Magic is an art form, and magicians don’t easily reveal their methods. But over the years they ...