Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BYU students and a group of Girl Scouts make their way through a corn maze at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi on Sept. 25, 2012. Why do ...

There's one thing all animals have in common: a sense of direction. And while other animals may navigate better than we humans, most humans navigate better than I do. Case in point: The time I visited ...

We've all experienced it: some people could be blindfolded, shoved in the trunk of a car and tossed out on the side of a dirt road in the woods and have no problem whatsoever finding their way home, ...

Humans aren’t so good at finding their way around, but sense of direction can be improved with training. BLINDFOLD A GOLDEN HAMSTER and take it on a meandering route away from its nest then let it go, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists uncover how the human brain maintains a sense of direction, revealing key regions that guide navigation in dynamic ...

As I mentioned in the last post, I used to have a pathetic sense of direction. I couldn't find my way out of the proverbial paper bag. If I was driving and approached an intersection from an ...

Ok, I am wondering about whether other people have a good sense of direction or not. I have a pretty good sense of direction, but not a great one. Whereas, my roommate has been living in this city for ...

New researcher has demonstrated that people's spatial navigation ability is influenced by their geographical origin. Growing up in rural or urban areas, or in cities of varying complexity, influences ...

Terrible with directions? According to a new study published last month in Nature, that might have something to do with where you grew up. To find out how our hometowns affect spatial navigation, ...

Open water swimming can be strangely claustrophobic. Immerse your face in cloudy water and your view might dwindle to a few centimeters. Yet, harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) manage to negotiate the ...

Ever wondered why some people have no sense of direction? Why they start walking the wrong way, even when they’re looking at Google Maps on their phone? There is a growing body of scientific research ...

Navigating a busy street, a new city, or even your own home requires more than just memory of landmarks. Deep inside your brain, specialized networks act like a compass, constantly recalibrating so ...