Human-wildlife conflict has driven the decline of once-abundant species and is pushing others to the brink of extinction.

Joel Salinas, a Harvard neurologist, and Robert Bordone, a Harvard lawyer, are experts in the study of conflict. But their communication styles are quite different: Salinas, with over a decade of ...

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The desire to avoid conflict in a relationship is common, but for very different reasons. First, involvement with a partner who is unable to perspective-take makes it nearly impossible to work out ...

Conflict theory is an idea presented by Karl Marx that suggests competition for resources keeps people in conflict. Conflict theory offers one explanation for the struggle between socioeconomic groups ...

We avoid conflict because we have a low tolerance for discomfort. Humans tend to avoid discomfort—whether it be physical, ...

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Development Setbacks Mount as Frequency of Conflict Surges to 25-Year High WASHINGTON, June 27, 2025—Conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, ...

On a campus with more than 30,000 people, we encounter different perspectives, behaviors and beliefs with everyone we meet. Sometimes disagreements can happen as we get to know others—it might be with ...