In southern Peru’s Pisco Valley, Monte Sierpe — also known as the “Band of Holes” — features thousands of perfectly aligned circular pits whose true purpose has long puzzled scientists. New research combining microbotanical analysis and high-resolution drone imagery offers fresh insight into how and why this mysterious site was built. Evidence suggests Monte Sierpe…
Neuroscientists from Columbia University and McGill University have identified a brain chemical that appears to drive depression and suicidal thinking in individuals who faced trauma or hardship during childhood. The researchers found that high levels of a stress-related protein called SGK1 are closely associated with depression among people who endured early-life adversity. This discovery opens…
Published November 10, 2025 Among the highlights of the next edition of children’s fashion and lifestyle trade show Pitti Bimbo—its 102nd event, taking place in Florence, Italy on from January 21 to 22—will be a new collaboration with the Spanish brand Bobo Choses. In recent years, Bobo Choses has become “the emblem of a new and…
An international team of researchers has identified a new weakness in prostate cancer cells that could lead to more effective treatments for one of the most common cancers among men. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), was led by scientists from Flinders University in Australia and South China…
Today, I noticed scans using the username “FTP_3cx” showing up in our logs. 3CX is a well-known maker of business phone system software [1]. My first guess was that this was a default user for one of their systems. But Google came up empty for this particular string. The 3CX software does not appear to…
Published November 10, 2025 It’s not just major UK shopping centres that are enjoying strong letting percentages. As part of its ongoing repositioning, Northern France’s Les 3 Fontaines has now fully pre-let 110,000 sq ft of outstanding retail space, operator Hammerson said. Image: Hammerson The final unit has been signed for a Nike store which…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published November 10, 2025 No way forward. After a decade of uninterrupted growth, the luxury fashion sector has hit a wall. Global sector revenue was estimated at €364 billion in 2024, compared to €369 billion in 2023, showing the limits of a business model based on constant price increases. Luxury sector…
Georgina RannardClimate and science reporter, Belém, Brazil EPA Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the opening of the COP30 conferences in Belem, Brazil. The world must “defeat” climate denialism and fight fake news, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has told the opening meeting of the UN climate talks. In a…
At the same time, companies must strengthen the security of their AI models and data to reduce exposure to manipulation from AI-enabled malware. Such risks could include, for instance, prompt injections, where a malicious user crafts a prompt to manipulate an AI model into performing unintended actions, bypassing its original instructions and safeguards. Agentic AI…
Published November 10, 2025 At the new Piquadro store at 8 Corso Matteotti in Milan, Italy, Marco Palmieri, CEO of the Bologna-based Piquadro group, and Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Bologna-based motorcycle manufacturer Ducati, presented the first capsule collection jointly created by the two companies. The event was also attended by Michele Pirro, a Ducati test…
