Even 34,000 years ago, our ancestors knew incest was a bad idea. Analysis of ancient human remains discovered in Russia has revealed that even among an extremely small society, inbreeding did not take place. This arrangement suggests these early humans mated outside their own clans, instead of risking the problems that arise […]
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One of the new Cyrtodactylus geckosL. Lee Grismer By Michael Le Page The number of known species of geckos has just jumped upwards, with 15 new species being formally described this week. “And if you count the four I’m looking at right now it’s 19,” says Lee Grismer of La […]
Hearing the word ’tsunami’ often conjures up terrible images of the wave which hit Thailand to destroy whole towns and villages on Boxing Day in 2004. And with the nearest sea being around 400km away, it seems unbelievable that Switzerland could be hit by a similar fate. But the country […]
It will be very hard to ever top that iconic scene from American Pie. Poor Jim despoiled an entire apple pie and now another fruit will be making a rather controversial appearance in the upcoming Call Me By Your Name. The movie stars Armie Hammer as an American graduate student […]
The footage from the Las Vegas shooting scene shows the devastating nature of Paddock’s assault on the Route 91 country music festival, which is the deadliest mass shooting in US history. Las Vegas shooter Paddock had spent more than 20 years plotting and hoarding guns for his devastating attack on […]
The latest images, taken from the nearby Raman village in Karo, North Sumatra, come as officials raise its volcanic alert to the highest level possible – meaning an eruption is possible within 24 hours. Huge clouds of ash and steam were seen billowing from Sinabung for miles around yesterday, prompting […]
It’s hard to describe any products from Anker, the upstart accessory manufacturer, as high-end. But the splash-resistant SoundCore Boost is currently its top of the line mini Bluetooth speaker. It costs $80 or £60; it’s currently not available in Australia but the US price converts to about AU$100. That may […]
The far-left official also ripped apart the centrist leader’s proposed labour code reform, warning that workers who opposed the law would be fired for gross misconduct. The national secretary of the French Communist party Pierre Laurent labelled French President Emmanuel Macron a “little monarch,” saying the young reformist had fooled […]