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Editor's note
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Grey squirrels may have successfully invaded the UK but they are losing the propaganda war to their popular rivals, the native red squirrel. As the latest grey squirrel cull is announced, Jason Gilchrist wonders how an animal so cute could inspire such animosity. He sticks up for the immigrants and calls for a ceasefire in Britain's squirrel wars.
As the chancellor of the exchequer, Phillip Hammond, prepares to hand down his first budget, Jerome De Henau notes that women have borne the brunt of austerity measures
since 2010, including cuts to services and social security. Also, on International Women's Day, Theresa Simpkin says now is the time to call out sexist jokes for what they are – offensive.
And (cheery finale here) do you ever wonder what you might do in the event of the apocalypse? Some of the world's richest people are buying up land and impenetrable boltholes in case the very worst should happen. Luckily, Lewis Dartnell has some tips for the rest of us.
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Will de Freitas
Environment + Energy Editor
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Top story
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Jason Gilchrist / jasongilchrist.co.uk
Jason Gilchrist, Edinburgh Napier University
Grey squirrels have lots of attractive characteristics, yet they are actively persecuted by humankind.
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Business + Economy
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Jerome De Henau, The Open University
Women have borne the brunt of government austerity policies since 2010.
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Neil Gibson, Heriot-Watt University; Kevin O'Gorman, Heriot-Watt University
Methods used to get athletes to their peak would be unacceptable outside of the stadium, but success papers over a lot of cracks.
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Neil Thurman, City, University of London
Robots writing stories? It's happening at a newsroom near you – and many journalists aren't thrilled.
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Science + Technology
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Lewis Dartnell, University of Westminster
A handy guide to rebooting human civilisation.
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Brendan Cassidy, University of Central Lancashire
The new 'hybrid' device is the culmination of many of Nintendo's innovations to date.
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Annemieke Apergis-Schoute, University of Cambridge
New research shows that the brains of people with OCD prevent them from learning that something is safe.
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Politics + Society
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Rose Capdevila, The Open University; Lisa Lazard, The Open University
It has been a rough year for the women of this world, which makes a day of recognition even more important.
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Orlanda Ward, UCL; David Hudson, University of Birmingham
Western countries are wising up to the fact that you have to deal with how the world is, not how you want it to be.
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Richard Percival, Cardiff University
The stage is set for a constitutional confrontation.
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Dan Lomas, University of Salford
History is littered with the debris of the all too often abusive relationship between the intelligence community and those in power.
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Adrià Salvador Palau, University of Cambridge; Jon Roozenbeek, University of Cambridge
What connects a cartoon frog, misappropriated mythology and the US's 45th president?
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Theresa Simpkin, Anglia Ruskin University
It's time we retired this misogynistic stereotype.
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Health + Medicine
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Andrew Thomas, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Even gentle exercise can induce rapid molecular and immunological changes in your body.
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Julie Gawrylowicz, Glasgow Caledonian University; Anne Ridley, London South Bank University; Ian Albery, London South Bank University
If you believe intoxicated people always give unreliable eyewitness testimonies, think again.
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Eric Robinson, University of Liverpool
It's an idea that keeps returning, but there's not convincing evidence to show eating from smaller plates will make a difference to obesity levels.
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Arts + Culture
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Philip W. Deans, Newcastle University
The Imperial War Museum was founded to do a very different task to that of today.
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