For people who develop hoarding behaviors, possessions take on meanings and values far beyond their practical use. Each item becomes deeply intertwined with emotions, memories, and personal identity ...

For some collectors, hoarding works by their favorite artists can become a compulsive habit. “It’s an addiction,” observes Emilio Callejo, co-founder and vice president of ArteAmericas, the local ...

Hoarding didn’t originate with humans. Long before our population began stockpiling an almost unimaginable array of items, animals evolved similar behaviors, though possibly for different reasons.