Repetitive negative thinking is an important marker of dementia risk, according to a new study. Researchers found that chronic negative thinking is associated with faster cognitive decline and ...

Remember the graph paper you used at school, the kind that’s covered with tiny squares? It’s the perfect illustration of what mathematicians call a “periodic tiling of space”, with shapes covering an ...

Editor’s Note: Arnold J Wilkins is a professor of psychology at the University of Essex. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. CNN is showcasing the work of The ...

One of the most common phenomena psychotherapists deal with is a chronic pattern of dysfunctional relationships. The person's partners share consistent similarities, such as physical and/or emotional ...

Mathematicians have published a paper suggesting that pollutant-carrying urban flows—winds that navigate city obstacles—deposit particles in repetitive patterns leading to build-ups in specific city ...

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, ...