“B mesons can help us solve a big mystery of the universe: why there is more matter than antimatter” sakkmesterke/Alamy Did you know that, in physics, we have beauty factories? This has nothing to do with art or glamour. Instead, I am talking about experiments where electrons and their antimatter counterparts, positrons, are collided together…
An asymmetry in the average temperature of the cosmic microwave background doesn’t match the standard model of cosmology ESA/Planck Collaboration An anomaly in the temperature of the universe has long stumped physicists, and a new analysis of data from several radio telescopes has only deepened the mystery of what is causing it. This weird streak…
The Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, where the near-pristine star SDSS J0715-7334 was spotted Josh Lake/NASA/ESA A relatively nearby star that appears to lack almost any of the heavy elements produced by supernovae could be a direct descendant of the very first stars that formed in the universe. Astronomers think…
By Ansa Published October 3, 2025 Aeffe has tumbled on the stock market. Shares in the group, which counts Alberta Ferretti, Moschino and Pollini among its brands, fell 10.4% to €0.40 following its request to enter the negotiated settlement procedure. The application was filed in the interests of Aeffe and its subsidiary Pollini, while the…
Obesity has long been acknowledged as a risk factor for a wide range of diseases, but a more precise link between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease has remained a mystery – until now. A first-of-its-kind study from Houston Methodist found that adipose-derived extracellular vesicles, tiny cell-to-cell messengers in the body, can signal the buildup of amyloid-β…
Published October 3, 2025 America’s National Football League and its official retail partner Fanatics have opened an NFL Shop pop-up store in London’s Carnaby Street ahead of the the league’s first international game at Wembley Stadium on Sunday (5 October). Image: Fanatics Located at Nos 5-7, the pop-up store, which will remain in situ until…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published October 3, 2025 The PhoenIKKS hasn’t spread its wings. A few months ago, French premium women’s ready-to-wear group IKKS presented a makeover for its flagship label IKKS, a brand with a rocker vibe founded in 1987. The project, initiated in early 2024 and labelled PhoenIKKS, featured a renewed brand image…
OpenAI’s August launch of its GPT-5 large language model was somewhat of a disaster. There were glitches during the livestream, with the model generating charts with obviously inaccurate numbers. In a Reddit AMA with OpenAI employees, users complained that the new model wasn’t friendly, and called for the company to restore the previous version. Most…
These endearing photos of bats are a far cry from how these animals are often perceived – linked to fictional evildoers, or blamed for real-life diseases, most recently covid-19, due to the viruses they harbour. But the mammals deserve far more sympathy and attention, argues ecologist Yossi Yovel, based at Tel Aviv University in Israel,…
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…
