Height matters TALL men are more likely to have children than their vertically challenged friends because women find height attractive, a new study shows. The preference may be putting evolutionary pressure on men, even today. In an earlier study, evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar of the University of Liverpool trawled through lonely hearts adverts to find which attributes … News
Humans Westminster Diary A REPORT about pay and conditions in higher education, published last year, sparked anguish in some quarters, glee in others. The committee responsible for the Independent Review of Higher Education Pay and Conditions consisted of representatives of academic staff trade unions, employers and independent members, and was chaired by Michael Bett, the chairman of telecoms … Opinion
Jams tomorrow IT'S FRIDAY evening, and you're about to head out of the city. But the traffic news tells you that there's a jam on your normal route. Is it worth taking an alternative? And how far out of your way do you need to go to avoid the snarl-up? If you lived in Duisburg in Germany, … Features
Blast off Forget Yuri Gagarin: Britain got there first. So, at least, runs the story in Diana Ross's 1956 The Little Red Engine and the Rocket, now reissued, with Leslie Woods's bold, jazzy illustrations, as an Andre Deutsch Classic. "It's about building a rocket and how the Little Red Engine helps," explained Josh (aged four-and-a-half). "I learned … Books & Arts
Feedback COMMUNICATING on the move! That's the advertisers' glib message. Feedback's message is: read the small print on the "roaming" charges that make it possible to use cellphones and e-mail services abroad. Feedback recently tested one of the new European "triband" cellphones that can be switched to "roam" on the frequencies used in the US. It … Regulars