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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 These outdated beliefs can leave many autistic people unwilling to disclose their autism to their employer because of fears of stigma and discrimination.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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India's militant rhino protectors are challenging traditional views of how conservation works

Bhaskar Vira, University of Cambridge

Park rangers, local people and conservationists need to find some common ground.

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