Forget 3D printing—DNA and water now build tiny machines that assemble themselves
When the Empire State Building was constructed, its 102 stories rose above midtown one piece…
Marques’Almeida stages catwalk show at London’s second-tallest skyscraper
Published September 23, 2025 At the initiative of Portugal Fashion, the Portuguese-British label Marques’Almeida (M’A) returned to the runway in London, where it is based, even as the Portuguese founders, Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida—both alumni of the famed Central Saint Martins—now spend extended periods in their homeland to teach and seek inspiration for their…
Antazero taps Kris Van Assche for debut collaboration
Published September 23, 2025 Antazero, the sustainable sub-brand of Chinese sportswear giant Anta, has announced its first designer collaboration, joining forces with Belgian creative Kris Van Assche. Antazero taps Kris Van Assche for debut collaboration. – Antazero For the inaugural collaboration, Van Assche—known for his stints at Dior Homme, Berluti, and his eponymous label—applies his…
New Scientist recommends David Attenborough’s Parenthood
BBC/Silverback Films/Aaron Sandhu David Attenborough has given us another wonderful nature doc this year, Parenthood on BBC iPlayer. You might expect this five-parter to be soft and fuzzy, given the subject matter. While that can be true – the competition for cutest baby animal is fierce – there is plenty of horror, too. For example,…
Dinosaur found with a crocodile in its jaws named as new species
Artist’s reconstruction of dinosaur Joaquinraptor casali Andrew McAfee, Carnegie Museum of Natural History A dinosaur that may have been one of the fiercest of the Cretaceous period has been excavated in South America – with an extinct crocodile’s leg in its jaws. The remains of the dinosaur, named Joaquinraptor casali – a species of megaraptor…
Boss unveils AW25 David Beckham collection
Published September 23, 2025 The Beckham x Boss collection collab is back, with the global style icon and the German fashion brand returning for an AW25 collection. This time the pair are celebrating “timeless silhouettes, heritage styling and impeccable design” with the Beckham co-designed second chapter. With it comes “redefined seasonal style with a blend…
Why One VC Thinks Quantum Is a Bigger Unlock Than AGI
Depending on how you think about it, there’s half a dozen or more approaches to the hardware. And I became excited that within the hardware approach, the neutral atom approach was high potential. So we backed [Thompson’s] company called Logiqal. What happens if you’re right? I’m a venture investor, and we believe in convexity—taking risks…
Student’s pinkie-sized fossil reveals a new croc species
About 95 million years ago, a juvenile crocodyliform nicknamed Elton lived in what is now southwest Montana at the edge of the Western Interior Seaway. Measuring no more than 2 feet long from nose to tip of tail, young Elton was about the size of a big lizard, according to Montana State University professor of…
[Guest Diary] Distracting the Analyst for Fun and Profit
[This is a Guest Diary by Taylor House, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS) program [1].] Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are a type of cyber-attack where the threat actor attempts to disrupt a service by flooding the target with a ton of requests to overload…
The Universe’s first magnetic fields were shockingly weak, but changed everything
The magnetic fields that formed in the very early stages of the Universe, may have been billions of times weaker than a small fridge magnet, with strengths comparable to magnetism generated by neurons in the human brain. Yet, despite such weakness, quantifiable traces of their existence still remain in the cosmic web, the visible cosmic…
10 people who beat 8,000 others to become NASA astronaut candidates
NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates were introduced on Monday, September 22, following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United States. The class now will complete nearly two years of training before becoming eligible for flight assignments supporting future science and exploration missions to low Earth orbit, the Moon, and…
