Genital herpes infects about one in six American adults. But who was patient zero, the individual responsible for this irritating scourge? Researchers in England believe they’ve found him, or at least his species: Paranthropus boisei, a heavyset, bipedal hominin likely passed the first case of genital herpes to our ancient ancestors. The new […]
Daily Archives: October 2, 2017
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Nicola Sturgeon said a “dialogue” between the two sides was now needed as she condemned the violence which took place during Sunday’s vote. She stopped short of suggesting an agreement on another ballot, but said “in any democracy there has to be surely a legal way for people to express […]
Catalan officials said that more than almost 900 people had been injured on Sunday after police tried to forcibly disrupt a referendum on independence. The referendum, which has been ruled illegal by the central government in Madrid, has plunged Spain into its worst political crisis in decades. The vote has […]
GETTY People are being more open to experimenting with colour Hair colour: METAL HEAD When it comes to colour this season, think futuristic. While grey was a massive trend last year, the look has been updated for autumn with a metallic silver finish. “Clients are being more open to experimenting […]
Marta Torrecillas was filmed being violently removed from a school in Barcelona’s upmarket Eixample neighbourhood being used as one of the polling stations police acting on the orders of a judge cleared in scenes which have made headlines around the world. Footage which was going viral today – 24 hours […]
A hug and a kiss was named as the most popular pleasure by 56 per cent of Britons – while freshly laundered sheets, the smell of newly mown grass and receiving a compliment all featured on a new happiness index of simple pleasures. And 87 per cent of people claimed […]
The herpes simplex virus affects us modern humans in two forms — as cold sores (HSV1) and as the more insidious genital herpes (HSV2). But during the early stages of our evolution about 7 million years ago, the branch of hominids that eventually led to Homo sapiens had left behind […]
The Second Amendment states “…the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”. Yet a string of massacres has led to calls for the constitution to be amended so that atrocities like Sandy Hook, Columbine and San Bernardino can never be repeated. The US, which […]