Oriented behaviour is present in almost all animals, indicating that it is an ancient feature
that has emerged from animal brains hundreds of millions of years ago. Although many …

Continuously monitoring its position in space relative to a goal is one of the most essential
tasks for an animal that moves through its environment. Species as diverse as rats, bees …

In the Drosophila brain,'compass' neurons track the orientation of the body and head (the
fly's heading) during navigation,. In the absence of visual cues, the compass neuron network …

Animals travelling through the world receive input from multiple sensory modalities that
could be important for the guidance of their journeys. Given the availability of a rich array of …

With its never-ending blue color, the underwater environment often seems monotonic and
featureless. However, to an animal with polarization-sensitive vision, it is anything but bland …

Despite their small brains, insects can navigate over long distances by orienting using visual
landmarks [1], skylight polarization [2–9], and sun position [3, 4, 6, 10]. Although Drosophila …

Diurnal and nocturnal African dung beetles use celestial cues, such as the sun, the moon,
and the polarization pattern, to roll dung balls along straight paths across the savanna …

Animals relying on a celestial compass for spatial orientation may use the position of the
sun, the chromatic or intensity gradient of the sky, the polarization pattern of the sky, or a …

Path integration is a robust mechanism that many animals employ to return to specific
locations, typically their homes, during navigation. This efficient navigational strategy has …

Animals must use external cues to maintain a straight course over long distances. In this
study, we investigated how the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster selects and maintains a …