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Beauty of the Accused Unfairly Affects Perceptions of Their Culpability, Spanish Study Finds
October 9, 2012 — A study from Spain based on police surveys indicates that in domestic violence crimes in which the woman kills her abuser, if she is more attractive she is perceived as ... > full story -
Facebook and Twitter Are Rewriting the World We’ve Always Lived in
October 5, 2012 — This week, the social media world reached two milestones: Facebook announced it reached 1 billion active users, and pop icon Lady Gaga became the first to amass 30 million followers on Twitter. A ... > full story -
Climate Sceptics More Prominent in UK and US Media
October 4, 2012 — Climate sceptics are being given a more prominent, and sometimes uncontested, voice in UK and US newspapers in contrast to other countries around the world, new research ... > full story -
Economic Abuse Affects Maternal Mental Health, Parenting
October 3, 2012 — Mothers who experience economic and psychological abuse during the first year of a relationship with their child's father are more likely to become depressed and spank the child in year five, ... > full story -
For Some Women, Genes May Influence Pressure to Be Thin
October 3, 2012 — Genetics may make some women more vulnerable to the pressure of being thin, a new study has ... > full story -
Amazonian Tribal Warfare Sheds Light on Modern Violence, Says Anthropologist
October 2, 2012 — In the tribal societies of the Amazon forest, violent conflict accounted for 30 percent of all deaths before contact with Europeans, according to a recent study by anthropologists. Understanding the ... > full story -
Survey Sheds Light on High Victimization Rates in Alaska
October 2, 2012 — Nearly 60 percent of women in Alaska have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both over the course of their lifetime, according to the Alaska Victimization Survey, an ongoing ... > full story -
How Sexual Power Can Be Disempowering
October 1, 2012 — The commonly held belief that men should dominate sexually can disempower both women and men, according to a new ... > full story -
Social Bullying Prevalent in Children's Television
September 28, 2012 — A new research study has found that social bullying is just as prevalent in children's television as depictions of physical ... > full story -
Browser Plugin Helps People Balance Their Political News Reading Habits
September 27, 2012 — As the U.S. presidential election approaches, many voters become voracious consumers of online political news. A new tool tracks whether all those articles really provide a balanced view of the ... > full story
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