https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. This week, biologists discovered a new cellular organelle that's like "a new recycling center within the cell." Wild-growing tomatoes in the Galápagos are de-evolving. And geologists at the University of Southampton detected deep Earth pulses beneath Africa. Plus: Brain network functionality differs in people with psychopathic personality; sharks have a surprising vulnerability; and people with the highest measured IQ make better probabilistic predictions than people with the lowest IQ. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-saturday-citations-upside-sharks-brain.html Other Sat, 28 Jun 2025 08:00:02 EDT news670247025 She swiped right and wants to meet up. Soon, you've both had a few drinks and dim the lights. Suddenly, the mood shifts: She pulls back, puts a hand up, even says no. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-reveals-men-commit-sexual-assault.html Social Sciences Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:22:04 EDT news646658521 A new academic study examining the actions of Bernie Madoff, the New York banker behind the world's biggest Ponzi fraud, suggests companies do more to root out "corporate psychopaths" within their organizations to prevent financial ruin. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-exploring-psychopathic-traits-fall-madoff.html Social Sciences Wed, 17 May 2023 10:12:56 EDT news603537173 Many crimes are obvious, with those responsible soon apprehended, but with most sexual abuse (including child sexual abuse) remaining unreported or undetected, Griffith University researchers have investigated the characteristics of repeat offenders who evade detection for long periods of time. https://phys.org/news/2023-04-dodging-justice-characteristics-child-sex.html Social Sciences Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:40:03 EDT news601720801 When you start to notice them, psychopaths seem to be everywhere. This is especially true of people in powerful places. By one estimate, as many as 20% of business leaders have "clinically relevant levels" of psychopathic tendencies—despite the fact as little as 1% of the general population are considered psychopaths. Psychopaths are characterized by shallow emotions, a lack of empathy, immorality, anti-social behavior and, importantly, deceptiveness. https://phys.org/news/2023-02-psychopaths-theyve-evolutionary-historyand.html Social Sciences Mon, 13 Feb 2023 12:30:01 EST news595511253 Have you ever suffered through tales of greatness from a self-absorbed "friend" who reminds you of Michael Scott from "The Office"—and not in a good way? Have you been betrayed by a colleague out of the blue, undermined on a project by the office mean girl, or had a work friendship dropped altogether without explanation? https://phys.org/news/2023-02-encounter-people-dark-personality-traits.html Social Sciences Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:18:03 EST news595084681 From psychological thrillers to true crime stories, people who depart from social norms can be deeply fascinating. Psychopaths most of all. https://phys.org/news/2021-03-bullies-thieves-chiefs-hidden-psychopaths.html Social Sciences Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:33:36 EDT news535106014 Research by psychologists at the University of Kent has found that a majority of people would endorse the use of revenge porn and that those who actually post it have a distinct personality profile. https://phys.org/news/2017-03-majority-endorsing-revenge-porn.html Social Sciences Thu, 02 Mar 2017 11:34:36 EST news407676825 A new study of psychopathic traits by Oxford University psychologist discovers that Donald Trump ranks above Adolf Hitler and only just below Idi Amin, Saddam Hussein and Henry VIII. Hillary Clinton ranks between Napoleon and Nero. https://phys.org/news/2016-08-presidential-candidates-psychopaths-good.html Social Sciences Tue, 23 Aug 2016 08:04:52 EDT news391158267 (Phys.org) —University of Leicester psychologists believe Richard III was not a psychopath – but he may have had control freak tendencies https://phys.org/news/2013-03-king-richard-iii-freak.html Other Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:28:46 EST news281618887 An Israeli cabinet minister's Twitter account was hacked Wednesday by a pro-Palestinian outfit which posted messages in his name calling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "murdering psychopath". https://phys.org/news/2012-11-hackers-israel-minister-twitter-page.html Internet Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:25:38 EST news272726731