A mystery disease that struck US personnel in Cuba and China triggered fears of a sonic weapon. But two experts argue that this is just about leveraging a medical mystery for political gain.
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When humans have conflicts with wildlife, the first reaction is often to cull them. But there's little evidence to show that it works, and removing predators can even backfire and make things worse.
New research on Latin America's four recent female presidents disproves the idea that merely putting a woman in power will improve gender equality.
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale des femmes et au-delà du mouvement #MeToo, il est crucial de rappeler qu’une majeure partie des violences faites aux femmes sont causées par leurs conjoints.
Intimate partner violence has tremendous negative consequences for women, their families and societies, yet it have not received the political attention it should.
Watching how people play a game against a computer opponent can help identify how humans use – or don't use – game theory principles to make decisions.
From the Amazon to Nicaragua, there are humans who never learn numbers. What can these anumeric cultures teach us about ourselves?
Malaria has long menaced the world, but gains have occurred. Those efforts could now be stymied by budget cuts, however. Here's how a disease that knows no borders could widen its deadly reach.
Under Fidel Castro, Cuba declared itself as an atheist state. Castro's relationship with religion, however, was far more complex. It left a deep impact on the religious identity of Cuba.
A look through the ballot papers shows the declared result in Colombia's crucial vote is far from definitive.
The recent arrest of female terrorists in France brought attention to the role women play in IS. A group of American academics studied this issue – with a surprising result.
Physicians like me are learning about Zika along with our patients. This takes a dose of humility on our part and an understanding from our patients that we learn something new every single day.
It is now recognized within public health that discrimination causes significant health problems for the LGBTQ community.
A new mathematical model of ISIS supporters' online behavior provides insights into how cyberactivity relates to real-world attacks.
The next time you’re weighing a company’s job offer, it may be wise to find out the gender of the CEO’s children.
The expiry at midnight, Sunday of three key provisions of the Patriot Act has thrown Washington into turmoil and halted surveillance programs – a panel of scholars gives their verdicts.
Compared to the number of Mexican immigrants entering the US through its southwestern border, migration of Cubans may seem insignificant. Yet the numbers of Cubans coming to the US has soared since Raul…
It is amazing for me to see the very aggressive building boom underway in south Florida; on the beaches and barrier islands, throughout downtown and in the low western areas bordering the Everglades. They…
The Tasmanian forestry industry is already thinking beyond the federal and state governments’ plans to abolish the Tasmanian Forestry Agreement, which include trying to remove 74,000 hectares of forest…
Shark species each respond differently to the stress of catch and release fishing. A University of Miami study has found…
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Miami
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Assistant Professor of Clinical, University of Miami
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Miami
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Andrew Carnegie Fellow, Professor of Anthropology, University of Miami
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Miami
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Miami
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Professor and Chair of Geology, University of Miami
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Professor of Finance, University of Miami
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Director, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies,, University of Miami
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President, University of Miami
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Miami
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Associate Professor, University of Miami
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Professor of Religious Studies, University of Miami
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Professor of Physics, University of Miami
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Professor of Bioethics and Health Policy, University of Miami
