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Study: Male IPV survivors lack support, face stigma
Men experiencing intimate partner violence turn to harmful coping strategies due to limited services and persistent social stigma, according to... Read more -
Animal abuse often signals human abuse. Should therapists be allowed to report it?
Imagine being a therapist and sitting across from a client who casually admits to kicking their dog. They kick until... Read more -
Emotions and levels of threat affect communities' resilience during extreme events
Tightly connected communities tend to be more resilient when facing extreme events such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods or wildfires, says... Read more -
Men fall in love faster than women, study shows
Men fall in love slightly more often than women, but women obsess about their partner more than men, according to... Read more -
Perceived consensus drives moral intolerance in a time of identity-driven politics and online bubbles
To live together in social communities, people create and maintain expectations about what is normal and what is not. Sometimes... Read more -
Public protesters are our socially connected friends and neighbors, not angry loners
For some people, protests don't seem like rational and responsible forms of political participation in a democratic system. According to... Read more -
Pikachu protesters, Studio Ghibli memes and the subversive power of cuteness
In Antalya, Turkey, in the early hours of March 27, 2025, Pikachu was spotted fleeing the police, making a getaway... Read more -
Growing body of research shows pornography causes lasting harm to the brain and relationships
While pornography has been present throughout human history in various forms, such as ancient erotic art to more modernized motion... Read more -
DIY religion: More Americans finding faith outside church
A "remarkable" transformation is underway in American religious life, Cornell-led research finds. Large numbers are leaving organized religion—not in favor... Read more -
Q&A: Why do we laugh?
At the University of Virginia, assistant professor of classics Inger Kuin explores the intellectual history of ancient Greece and Rome.... Read more -
AI-generated images can exploit how your mind works—here's why they fool you and how to spot them
I'm more of a scroller than a poster on social media. Like many people, I wind down at the end... Read more -
Do Inuit languages really have many words for snow? The most interesting finds from our study of 616 languages
Languages are windows into the worlds of the people who speak them—reflecting what they value and experience daily.... Read more -
Gender equality at the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race has further to go
In rowing, "catching a crab" is when an oar gets stuck in the water, stopping the boat's momentum. Progress toward... Read more -
New research shows evidence of children's gender biases reflected in their facial emotional expressions
New research recently published in Archives of Sexual Behavior suggests children's gender biases can be reflected in their facial emotional... Read more -
Why do women still have less status and power than men?
What's your vision of gender equality?... Read more
