New research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution sheds light on the timelines and pathways of evolution of fungi, finding evidence of their influence on ancient terrestrial ecosystems. The study, led by researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and collaborators, indicates the diversification of fungi hundreds of millions of years before…
Esme StallardClimate and science reporter, BBC News Getty Images The government says it plans to pass legislation to permanently ban fracking for shale gas in England. A moratorium on the practice was put in place by the last government but the debate has been reopened in recent weeks after the political party Reform committed to…
Published October 1, 2025 Selfridges Retail has filed its accounts for the 48 weeks to early January 2025 and said that profitability improved, although revenue was technically down. Selfridges The company said that revenue fell to £774.6 million from £834.9 million, although key here is that the previous period was a 53-week one that ended…
By Reuters Published October 1, 2025 Following its stronger-than-expected Q1 results, Nike’s leadership and analysts discussed the road ahead amid inventory cleanup, challenges in China, and a renewed focus on sports. Turnaround gains traction at Nike, though challenges persist – Reuters Nike CEO Elliott Hill vowed to return the company to its sportswear roots when…
Now, Cognixion is bringing its AI communication app to the Vision Pro, which Forsland says has more functionality than the purpose-built Axon-R. “The Vision Pro gives you all of your apps, the app store, everything you want to do,” he says. Apple opened the door to BCI integration in May, when it announced a new…
Published October 1, 2025 Harvey Nichols is transforming its Knightsbridge, London, flagship and shortly after unveiling its new ground floor jewellery area, it has launched the 125 space that boosts its wider design focus rather than just the fashion credentials for which it’s best known. Harvey Nichols The new retail destination, also on the flagship’s…
How to take part in this global award Your film submission can be in any language, but must include English subtitles. If you want to submit more than one film, no problem at all! Make sure to submit each entry under the name of one person only. To be eligible, the film’s total length must…
Dominic HughesHealth correspondent Getty Images Some medics involved in sexual misconduct cases were handed suspensions instead of General Medical Council advice to strike them off the medical register Last month we reported on research that found in nearly a quarter of cases involving sexual misconduct, the MPTS imposed sanctions on doctors that were more lenient…
Published October 1, 2025 Ralph Lauren has announced that it will open a new restaurant on London’s Hanover square in 2028. The Polo Bar Ralph Lauren will “build on the international acclaim of The Polo Bar, which opened in New York in 2015 and quickly became a widely celebrated and iconic restaurant”. Polo Ralph lauren The company…
Stereotypical imagery When we tested Sora, OpenAI’s text-to-video model, we found that it, too, is marred by harmful caste stereotypes. Sora generates both videos and images from a text prompt, and we analyzed 400 images and 200 videos generated by the model. We took the five caste groups, Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, and Dalit, and…
