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Clash of the crayfish: why the Americans are winning

Published
Wednesday 14th March, 2012
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Science
Environment

Aggressive American signal crayfish are threatening Yorkshire's native white-clawed crayfish populations because they have better resistance to parasites and are less fussy about what they eat.

Heavy metal hardens battle

Published
Wednesday 20th July, 2011
Categories
Society & Politics
Arts & Culture

The French may have had a better chance at the Battle of Agincourt had they not been weighed down by heavy body armour, say researchers.

Will new drugs block hepatitis C virus in its tracks?

Published
Tuesday 28th June, 2011
Categories
Health

Targeted multi-drug treatments for hepatitis C patients that could stop the virus in its tracks have come a step closer, thanks to researchers at the University of Leeds, UK.