Researchers have found that humans are still evolving, and at a much faster rate than previously realised.
DNA analysis shows that over the past 10,000 years, the ginger gene has become more common among Europeans.
It means the red hair could increasingly become more widespread.
Other variants that appear to have become more common include a light skin tone, a lower chance of male-pattern baldness, a faster walking pace and higher intelligence.
Additional traits that have proliferated are a susceptibility to celiac disease, immunity to HIV, resistance to leprosy, a lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis and a lower body fat percentage.
‘…The sex lives of women with red hair were clearly more active than those with other hair colour, with more partners and having sex more often than the average,’ Dr Werner Habermehl, from the University of Hamburg, said. ‘The research shows that the fiery redhead certainly lives up to her reputation.”The sex lives of women with red hair were clearly more active than those with other hair colour, with more partners and having sex more often than the average,’ Dr Werner Habermehl, from the University of Hamburg, said. ‘The research shows that the fiery redhead certainly lives up to her reputation.

