Researchers are at a loss for why people across cultures and ages, regardless of their dominant hand, have a natural bias toward wandering in a counterclockwise direction. By Rachel Nuwer See more of ...

When humans walk freely in open or enclosed spaces, they naturally tend to veer in a counterclockwise direction. This individual bias provides evidence that intrinsic personal tendencies shape how ...

There’s a city park near my house with a small lake surrounded by a 2/3-mile trail that’s just perfect for running. It’s almost perfectly flat, and two large fountains spraying up from the lake’s ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...