When people gather in large groups, they often act in ways that are different from how they would behave individually. Crowds can be manipulated in many ways. Mob behavior, swarm behavior, and herding ...

Every year, on July 6, thousands of people gather in the Plaza Consistorial in Pamplona, Spain, for the opening ceremony of the San Fermín festival. Dressed in white, they dance, sing, and celebrate, ...

In ordinary mass gatherings, the combination of extreme density and sudden movement would almost certainly result in a stampede or crowd crush. But why does a large-scale stampede not usually occur ...

Golf legend Tom Watson, former U.S. Ryder Cup captain and multiple major champion, made waves after Europe’s dramatic 15-13 victory by publicly apologizing for the conduct of U.S. fans at Bethpage ...

A women's tennis star was not happy with the crowd's behavior at the U.S. Open this year. The quarterfinals round of the U.S. Open is underway for the men's singles and women's singles on Tuesday. The ...