New research clarifies how the brain differentiates between similar spatial environments, like two stores from the same supermarket chain.

As you’re walking through city streets on your way to work, school or appointments, you probably feel like you’re taking the most efficient route. Thanks to evolution, you’re probably not.

Some birds may effectively possess an in-built, global GPS system.

Geese honk loudly and point their bills toward the sky when they're ready to start the migration. Here's how they know it's time, how they navigate and how they conserve energy on the grueling trip.

New work on quantum entanglement could "improve the performance of any application that requires a network of sensors," researchers report.

A new gyroscope, so small it can fit on the tip of your finger, could help drones and driverless cars stay on track without a GPS signal.

Rheobase neurons focus on keeping you headed in the right direction over long periods of time, new research in mice shows.

By having people navigate a virtual town, researchers gained new insight into how our brains perceive places and help us navigate our environment.

For learning about digital spaces in virtual reality, it may not matter whether we control our movement with a joystick or our bodies.

A new technique can boost tracking for devices while they're indoors where GPS doesn't work. It could help us get around places like airports.