For nearly 100 years, scientists have been intrigued by the fossils of Paranthropus robustus, a sturdy, distant cousin of early humans. This upright-walking hominin was built for chewing tough foods, equipped with powerful jaws and large teeth coated in thick enamel. Researchers believe it lived in southern Africa between 2.25 million and 1.7 million years…
Where you live could have a powerful influence on how your brain functions and your chances of developing dementia, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The study, recently featured in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging (a journal of the Alzheimer’s Association), found that people residing in neighborhoods…
The coelacanth is often called a “living fossil,” once believed to have vanished millions of years ago before a live specimen was unexpectedly caught in the Indian Ocean in 1938. Since that surprise discovery, more individuals have been found, yet their ancient fossil record remains incomplete. In a new paper published in the Journal of…
Right in time for Halloween, astronomers have spotted what looks like a flying bat soaring above the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Paranal site in Chile. Using its wide field of view, the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) captured a vast cloud of cosmic gas and dust whose ghostly shape mirrors a bat’s silhouette. Located about 10,000…
Researchers from Aarhus University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) have found that small bats can rival lions in hunting efficiency, and sometimes even surpass them. To observe how fringe-lipped bats (Trachops cirrhosus), tiny meat-eaters native to Panama’s forests, hunt in their natural environment, scientists fitted 20 individuals with miniature “backpacks.” These biologging devices…
BBC I’m bald, and that bothered me for a long time. It bothered me that I was bothered. But just one swipe down my Instagram feed reveals I’m not the only man who is self-conscious about his hair. I’m greeted with videos and posts offering me hair transplants, regrowth tablets, thickening sprays, powders that…
By Reuters Published October 31, 2025 With open land scarce in Bangladesh, the textile industry is playing a part in the nation’s clean energy transition by using roof space for solar power. Reuters Under pressure from global brands to go green, textile suppliers, which account for 85% of Bangladesh’s exports, are hoping new initiatives can…
By Bloomberg Published October 31, 2025 Chinese exporters are heartened by lower US tariffs following a summit between leaders of the two economic superpowers Thursday, but say they’re still keen to hedge exposure to any future setbacks in bilateral trade ties. Bloomberg For buyers and sellers alike of consumer goods in the US, the risks…
Published October 31, 2025 Spanish materials-recycling specialist Recover has announced a multi-year agreement with Swedish fashion giant H&M, under which it will supply RCotton, its recycled cotton fibre. Recover The collaboration between the two companies is not new. Recover and H&M previously developed collections using mechanically recycled cotton produced by the Spanish firm. The new…
Published October 31, 2025 Direct-to-consumer bridal and occasion wear brand Azazie is taking its online experience offline this November with a pop-up tour across North America. Azazie launches pop-up tour. – Azazie The tour will stop in Toronto on November 1, Costa Mesa, California on November 8, and Sunnyvale, California on November 15, bringing the…
