A chunk of Neanderthal DNA carried by some people living today appears to reduce the chance of miscarriage and promote fertility. The finding is the latest evidence that Homo sapiens benefitted from Stone Age sexual encounters with other human species. Genetic studies suggest that people of non-African modern humans descent carry about 1 – 2% …
“The UK’s new start – let’s get going.” That’s the lame slogan unveiled this week to exhort businesses to prepare for Brexit proper in January. For UK consumers, that “sunny” new start means sky-high phone roaming charges, comprehensive travel insurance to cross the Channel, and the need to visit a vet four months in …
I have to say that the modern world – and especially politics – can be crude, vulgar, and lacking any kindness and thoughtfulness for others. If there is one thing that separates those who espouse Epicureanism from most (not all!) of the rest of the human race , or the male half of it, anyway, …
Choice They think we’ll rejoice, offered infinite choice, But in fact more is less; indecision means stress. How did they ever think it was clever To propose the adoption of every damned option Under the sun, instead of just one? Just take the car, where they’ve gone far too far. Do I have to …
Millions of Americans are facing unaffordable bills for running water and risk being disconnected or losing their homes Water bills weigh heavily on many Americans as utilities have been hiking prices to pay for environmental clean-ups, infrastructure upgrades and climate emergency defences to deal with floods and droughts. Federal funding for America’s ageing water system …
