Real-World Events Drive Increases In Online Hate Speech, Study Finds

Topline Real-world events like elections and protests can lead to spikes in online hate speech on mainstream and fringe platforms alike, a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE found, with...

Are Men Prone To Riskier Money Moves? A Fortune-Teller Suggests Why In New Study

Topline A peer-reviewed paper published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE Wednesday found men were more likely than women to make risky financial decisions after receiving a positive fortune telling, ...

BP Oil Spill Linked To Abnormalities In Dolphin DNA

Topline Twelve years after the Deepwater Horizons spill sent more than 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, scientists at the National Marine Mammal Foundation have linked the dis...