A superb fairy-wren (left) tries to fend off a cuckoo David Ongley More than 20 species of bird around the world use a similar “whining” alarm call to warn birds like cuckoos are around. The call seems to be understood across species, and its specific use hints at how language may have originated. Cuckoos are…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 3, 2025 For 141 years, Hanro has been dedicated to crafting high-quality lingerie, nightwear and loungewear. Founded in 1884 in the Swiss town of Liestal, in the canton of Basel-Landschaft (Basel-Land), by Albert Handschin and Carl Ronus — whose surnames gave the brand its name — the company…
New research has uncovered a species of hook-toothed lizard that lived about 167 million years ago and has a confusing set of features seen in snakes and geckos — two very distant relatives. One of the oldest relatively complete fossil lizards yet discovered, the Jurassic specimen is described in a study, published on October 1 in…
In what experts are calling a paradigm-shifting landmark study, scientists from The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) report key findings about the underlying mechanisms of immune system stress response to protein misfolding, launching a new approach to cancer immunotherapy…
More than three-quarters (78%) of the public say they want Congress to extend the enhanced tax credits available to people with low and moderate incomes to make the health coverage purchased through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace more affordable, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. That’s more than three times the share (22%) who…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 3, 2025 Levi’s celebrates the launch of its new premium Blue Tab line, centered on Japanese denim, with a pop-up opening this Friday in the heart of the Marais. From 3 to 5 October, the brand is hosting the Blue Tab Café at 11 Rue Commines (Paris’s 3rd…
By Reuters Published October 3, 2025 A Swedish court said on Friday that online fast-fashion retailer Shein had infringed the copyright of smaller rival Nelly by using the Swedish company’s photographs. Shein found guilty by Swedish court for copying Nelly’s product photos – Reuters The Patent and Market Court stated that Shein’s Ireland-based subsidiary, Infinite…
Published October 3, 2025 Lagerfeld: Very La Vigie Lagerfeld spring/summer 2026 show – Courtesy of Karl Lagerfeld A Mediterranean mood at the house of Lagerfeld, where the leitmotif was La Vigie, the beautiful villa/palace in which Karl resided on the frontier of Monaco and France. La Vigie’s elegantly easy mood wafted through the collection. The…
Charlotte WrightPolitical Editor, South East PA Media Green Party leader Zack Polanski spoke to Charlotte Wright ahead of the party’s annual conference in Bournemouth The leader of the Green Party says he wants to legalise all drugs, calling for an approach “led by public health experts, not politicians”. Speaking to BBC South East ahead of…
By Reuters Published October 3, 2025 Analysts weigh in on Coty’s consumer beauty review, warning that ageing brands and falling sales could limit valuation and complicate the sale. Coty’s ageing mass-market brands seen as obstacle in Consumer Beauty sale – Rimmel Aging brands and declining sales could make Coty’s makeup business a challenging asset to…
