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Editor's note
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India is using military tactics to protect its rhinos – and it's working. In Kaziranga national park, well-armed rangers authorised to shoot poachers on sight are winning the war against criminal gangs. Yet their work has proven controversial – local people complain their traditional forests have been taken away from them, and the park has been accused of a "green grab". Bhaskar Vira says true conservation mustn't ignore human rights.
Autism research is still dominated by approaches that treat it as a “disorder” or a “deficit” rather than seeing it as a “natural human variation” or just a difference between people. These outdated beliefs can leave many autistic people unwilling to disclose their autism to their employer because of fears of stigma and discrimination. Margaret Prior’s research highlights the struggles that autistic academics face in the workplace, but also shows how autism and academia can actually fit quite well together.
Nearly ten years after the financial crisis, the dream of home ownership has become increasingly remote for many young people who are coming to terms with the prospect of never getting on to the first rung of the housing ladder. But it's not all bad news for "generation rent". Isaac Tabner crunches the numbers to show that in many ways people can be better off renting their home than buying it.
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Will de Freitas
Environment + Energy Editor
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Bhaskar Vira, University of Cambridge
Park rangers, local people and conservationists need to find some common ground.
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Business + Economy
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Isaac Tabner, University of Stirling
Renting makes financial sense in a number of circumstances; it's time to move away from the obsession with home ownership.
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John Jewell, Cardiff University
He's one of Britain's biggest brands – it'll take more than a few grumpy messages to spoil that.
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Isabelle Szmigin, University of Birmingham
The upmarket store is reining in expansion but doubling down on value-added for its core clients.
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Alex Bryson, UCL; George MacKerron, University of Sussex
Having a job plays an important role in our overall happiness – yet research also shows most of us are unhappy while we're at work.
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Science + Technology
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John Chiverton, University of Portsmouth
Without Alan Blumlein's genius, most things would sound altogether different today.
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Zuzana Hucki, Nottingham Trent University
Hans Rosling taught us more than just the facts the data presented
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Luke Dunning, University of Sheffield
Do organisms adapt after they arrive in new environments or are the adaptations what lets them to move to new locations?
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Arts + Culture
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Ceri Houlbrook, University of Hertfordshire
This universal symbol of love has proven remarkably divisive.
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Mary Harrod, University of Warwick
As the series draws to a close, it will leave in its wake controversy and debate.
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Lowri Ann Rees, Bangor University
The East India Company offered men untold travel and riches – if they survived.
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Environment + Energy
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Shonil Bhagwat, The Open University
We should be building wildlife bridges on the US-Mexico border – not walls.
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Health + Medicine
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Peter Morris, University of Nottingham
While Peter Mansfield didn’t have the career as a rocket scientist he craved, his contribution to humanity has been immense.
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Andrew Street, University of York; Nils Gutacker, University of York
If you're having a knee or hip replacement this handy tool will be able to tell you about your recovery.
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Politics + Society
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Anne Wesemann, The Open University
MPs rejected an amendment to the Article 50 Bill that would guarantee the residency of EU citizens in the UK.
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Richard Whitman, University of Kent
Each part of the UK has power over certain international issues. And each is going to want a good deal.
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Rugby World Cup
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Jon Coburn, University of Hull
People have been rising up against nuclear weapons ever since the first one was used – and it hasn't been for nothing.
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