Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of ...

At a certain point, we all get into our own little groove when we're tidying up, and it is easy to turn our deep cleaning checklist into a habitual routine. Some of those habits we form, however, aren ...

The “repetition compulsion” is a basic concept in psychotherapy. The compulsion to repeat is particularly interesting because what is repeated is not pleasurable. On the contrary, it is usually a ...

Olivia Guterson once described her artwork, which features geometric shapes forming flowers and plants, as a meditative practice. The repeating patterns loop, swirl, and zigzag seemingly endlessly, ...

Nature follows mathematical rules and creates repeating patterns across completely different organisms and environments.

Repetitive negative thinking is a major element of psychological disorders. Clinically concerning levels of anxiety, depression, and anger all carry with them repetitive thoughts that serve to ...