What made the modern human brain so different from that of our extinct relatives, such as Neanderthals? Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, along with an international team, have discovered that ancient hominids, including early humans and great apes, came into contact with lead far earlier than previously believed —…
Microsoft saved its most powerful AI tools for paying customers in the first phase of its AI evolution. Now, the company has announced a series of Copilot features coming to all Windows 11 PCs, including Voice, Copilot Vision, and Copilot Actions. Alongside the update, Microsoft is launching an ad campaign to expose people to these…
A group of scientists, including researchers from the University of Tokyo, has found evidence that liquid water once moved through the asteroid that eventually gave rise to the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. Remarkably, this activity took place more than a billion years after the asteroid first formed. The discovery, which relies on microscopic rock samples collected…
When it comes to teeth, most vertebrates share the same basic blueprint. Regardless of their size, shape, or sharpness, teeth typically have the same genetic roots, similar physical makeup, and, almost always, a place in the jaw. That assumption, however, may no longer hold true. Scientists studying the spotted ratfish, a shark-like species found in…
“These glasses are unique to Australia and have recorded an ancient impact event we did not even know about,” Professor Jourdan said. in a crater but in tiny glass fragments found only in Australia. The discovery focuses on rare natural glass called tektites, which form when a meteorite hits Earth with enough force to melt…
Tor Browser 15.0a4 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Release Candidate If all goes as planned, this will be our last alpha release in the 15.0 series before it is promoted to stable in the last week of…
By Reuters Published October 16, 2025 Giorgio Armani‘s deputy managing director, Giuseppe Marsocci, is set to be appointed chief executive of the Italian fashion house, a source said on Thursday, confirming a local media report. A Giorgio Armani boutique – Reuters The appointment will be approved by a board meeting to be held later on…
Published October 16, 2025 In 1998, Jil Sander launched its first sneaker collaboration with Puma. Almost three decades later, creative director Simone Bellotti has revived this pioneering, still-influential project to reunite the worlds of luxury and sport. DR The renewed journey begins with the revival of the legendary “King Avanti” football silhouette, celebrated for its…
Australia’s tropical rainforests have become the first in the world to release more carbon than they absorb, in a trend linked to climate change, a study has found. Rainforests are usually regarded as so-called “carbon sinks” as they absorb more emissions than they emit with new trees offsetting the carbon released by dead ones. But…
Fiona IrvingSouth East environment correspondent BBC The artificial reef covers 820 sq m around the base of a Rampion wind turbine One of the largest artificial reefs in the world has been installed at a wind farm off the Sussex coast. The project at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm is the first of its kind,…
