In the weeks after the October 7 Hamas attacks, many Israelis faced not only the trauma of war but also a surge of online hate. A new study from the Hebrew University finds that frequent exposure to such digital vitriol is linked to higher PTSD symptoms, especially for those who struggle to regulate their emotions, underscoring how today’s conflicts can wound both on the battlefield and on the screen.

New research from Tulane University's Newcomb Institute has found that prolonged extreme heat in New Orleans was linked to a measurable increase in domestic violence-related emergency calls. The study analyzed more than 150,000 domestic violence (DV) calls made to the New Orleans Police Department from 2011 to 2021. Researchers found that when “feels-like” temperatures factoring in heat and humidity stayed in the city’s top 10% for at least five straight days, domestic violence calls rose by 7%. In New Orleans, those conditions typically mean sustained feels-like temperatures of 93 to 100 degrees or higher.