From an airplane, cars crawling down the highway look like ants. But actual ants—unlike cars—somehow manage to avoid the scourge of stop-and-go traffic. Researchers are now studying these insects’ ...

Why it matters: Time is money. Driving the news: Denver commuters spent about 43 to 44 hours stuck in traffic jams in 2024, according to reports from transportation firms TomTom and INRIX.

Surprisingly, there’s often no clear reason for why one occurs. Researchers are looking at ‘phantom’ or ‘ghost’ traffic jams, and how to prevent them. Skip next section More on Science ...

But how do navigation apps like these detect traffic jams and accidents? As it turns out, Google Maps and Waze use crowdsourcing and user reports to identify them so you can avoid them.

I questioned why they weren’t doing it at night,” said Sawers. “A lot of people travel through Georgia on the weekends. It was just excessive traffic during the day.” A GDOT spokesperson says the ...

Due to the huge crowd of devotees, the world's longest traffic jam occurred here. Especially in Jabalpur-Katni-Seoni districts (Madhya Pradesh) adjacent to Prayagraj i.e. Allahabad, a lot of jam ...