Dressing up as Batman makes subway commuters treat each other more nicely, a recent study from Italy found — in a victory for ...

The research involved psychologists from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore conducting 138 real-world experiments on the ...

The study, led by Francesco Pagnini, a professor of clinical psychology at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and published in npj Mental Health Research, ...

If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from ...

The latest chapter in the Joker’s nefarious story arc may be the DC Comics arch villain's most unusual yet: He becomes pregnant. In the latest issue of DC Comics’ series, "The Joker: The Man Who ...

That, Pagnini says, is the crux of what he and his colleagues call the Batman effect — a momentary disruption that jolts ...

A Batman suit on a Milan train nudged commuters to notice a pregnant woman and offer their seats. A surprise made kindness ...

New research reveals how tiny environmental cues—most of which you don't even notice—can dramatically change your behavior, ...

It turns out that the mere presence of a guy dressed as Batman is enough to turn dead inside commuters into momentary ...

Seeing Batman inspires us, say psychologists whose new research suggests that it increases people's propensity toward prosocial behaviors.

A new DC Comics book features Batman’s greatest supervillain, the Joker, but with a twist: the clown prince of crime becomes pregnant after a magician curses him. Of course, some conservative media ...

Would you behave better in the presence of The Dark Knight? According to science, that's a very real possibility, regardless of the fact that Batman is ...