Using a national survey of 1,750 U.S. adults, a new study finds a striking pattern: dark web users are far more likely to have prior criminal convictions, lower self-control, and peers engaged in cyber deviance. About one-third reported a criminal history – nearly triple that of surface web users. While the platform supports legitimate uses, it disproportionately attracts individuals whose traits and attitudes align with offline crime, offering new insight into who is drawn to online anonymity.

A review finds that antibiotic resistance genes—capable of undermining modern medicine—can travel through the air across both cities and farmland, and argues that airborne spread represents an overlooked public health risk.

Older adults in India have almost 12% higher risk of depression when their adult children are unemployed. A new study from Umeå University shows that unemployment among younger generations increases the risk of poor mental health among parents, particularly in a society where many older adults are both economically and socially dependent on their children.

New research reveals Australia is failing some of the very veterans it relies on, with a hidden cohort slipping from childhood trauma to military injury to prison. Interviews across three states show abrupt ADF transitions, untreated psychological wounds and lost support driving a vulnerable minority into the justice system. Researchers say better identification, healthcare continuity and structured reintegration could prevent offending and honour the nation’s duty of care.