Calling someone a ‘bird brain’ used to be a great insult, but today most people know that birds are actually much smarter than previously believed. They have been shown to be able to understand cause ...

An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where our perception of thinking about an image differs from objective reality. This image is seen as a classic forest camouflage optical illusion. These ...

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