Researchers in Spain and Japan tested a broad range of pedestrians in varying group sizes to see whether there were any ...

A recent study suggests that people have an innate tendency to walk counterclockwise, rather than the other way around.

Crowds work in mysterious ways, sometimes behaving more like a hive-minded superorganism than a collection of individuals.

A still image from one of the experiments, showing position of people (red dots) and recent movement (the orange lines).

A crowd does not need a leader to fall into step. In public spaces, people sort themselves into lanes, avoid collisions, and ...

If you were asked to stand up and walk in any direction, which way would you go? According to new research, regardless of if ...