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In the 1970s, British aquaculture businesses imported North American signal crayfish to stock farms, hoping to build a profitable new freshwater fishery. But the plan backfired: the hardy invaders escaped into rivers, multiplied rapidly and spread across England, Wales and Scotland. Today they dominate many waterways and carry crayfish plague, a disease that is usually…

Karan Gupta former Optum director jailed to 3 years in prison over $950,000 fraud scheme/Image: Getty Images An Indian-origin former director at healthcare company Optum has been sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded the company of more than $950,000.Karan Gupta, 48, based in California, was sentenced on…

Campbell and Margaret moved to Canna in 1938 after spending three years living on Barra. John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw had already spent years recording Gaelic songs, stories and traditions when they made the remote Isle of Canna their home in 1938. The Scottish folklorists continued that work from the island for more…

Dolly Parton to share name with the Atlantic’s next storm? (Photos: Dolly Parton – ANI, Representative image of storm – PTI) The death of country music icon Dolly Parton has created an unusual coincidence in the Atlantic: the next tropical storm to form there is set to be called Dolly. The timing is striking, but…

​Representative Image of ancient human evolution showing the genetic connections between humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans (AI-generated image) Modern humans already carry small amounts of Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA, evidence that our ancestors interbred with other human groups tens of thousands of years ago. Both lineages are known from ancient remains, including fossils from which scientists…

For years, one Honda engineer has stood out in a workplace where technical expertise usually gets more attention than appearance. Odate’s stiff, naturally curly hair falls across his face in a style that has prompted comparisons with famous anime characters, yet the look was never designed to attract attention. He adopted it largely to avoid…

A routine day at a construction site in Barberton, Ohio, turned into an unexpected animal rescue when workers discovered a tiny kitten trapped inside an excavator. The crew at River Reach Construction heard persistent meowing coming from a Komatsu machine and soon realised that the cries were coming from somewhere inside the heavy equipment. Supervisor…

Savannah arrests are part of a growing list of alleged misuse cases involving automated license plate readers in Georgia. (Representational photo) Four former Savannah Police Department employees were arrested on Friday after an investigation into the alleged misuse of the Flock Safety license plate reader system.The former employees have been booked into the Chatham County…