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

It’s hard to get everyone in the world to agree on anything, but when they come together and compete in the Olympics, one thing is certain: They’ll be running races counterclockwise. No one can quite ...