Researchers have discovered that visual motion clues alone help recalibrate your brain's internal navigation system.

ANYmal, a four-legged robot, can negotiate pitfalls and move over tricky terrain. And now it's learned parkour.

Researchers have discovered a network of neurons in mice that help them make left or right turns.

"By studying the fly brain, we have provided an initial glimpse into how a simple 'thought' is converted into an action."

A new scientific technique could significantly improve the reference frames that millions of people rely upon each day when using GPS.

An electric knifefish does a shimmy in the water for the same reason a dog sniffs or a human glances around a new place—to make sense of their surroundings.

A "brainless" soft robot can navigate through twisty mazes and around obstacles all on its own, without needing guidance from a computer.

New sonar technology that gets its inspiration from dolphins allows clearer visual underwater imaging, a new study shows.

A new study sheds light on how the brain orients itself in changing environments and how things can go wrong with its internal compass.

To test two theories of sex differences in spatial skills, researchers put poison frogs in tiny pants and gave them a spa bath.