Among the tiniest living things in the ocean are a group of single celled microbes called Prochlorococcus. They are cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, and they supply nutrients for animals all the way up the food chain. Over 75% of surface waters teem with Prochlorococcus, but as ocean temperatures rise, researchers fear that the…
Published September 10, 2025 Asak&Co, a Bussolengo-based company founded in 1992 by sisters Barbara and Sonia Dalla Rosa, has been awarded the distribution on the Italian market for the men’s and women’s footwear brand Vionic, owned by Caleres, a $3-billion U.S. group that acquired Stuart Weitzman from Tapestry last February. Vionic, S/S 2026 – FNW/LG…
The spread of species beyond their native habitat is a human-made environmental change on a global scale. Among vascular plants, over 16,000 species have now permanently settled in foreign countries. The majority of these “naturalizations” has taken place since the 1950s and predominantly in regions with considerable human influence. Naturalized alien plants, also known as…
Flathead catfish, opportunistic predators native to the Mississippi River basin, have the potential to decimate native and recreational fisheries, disrupting ecosystems in rivers where they become established after their introduction or invasion from a nearby river drainage. That concern led a team of researchers from Penn State, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the Pennsylvania…
Published September 10, 2025 Swedish clothing giant H&M continues to move upmarket with premium retail concepts. Following the inauguration a few days ago of a new concept store in the Marais district of Paris for its flagship H&M brand, the group is opening a COS boutique on the world’s most beautiful avenue until February. The…
Published September 9, 2025 Barbour has made a speciality of collaborations in recent years, linking up with as diverse a list as Chloé, Saturdays NYC, Alexa Chung, Baracuta, and Reggie Yates. Its latest collab is with another label very different from its own — Farm Rio. DR Launching on 9 September, the company said that…
Published September 9, 2025 Hammerson on Tuesday announced the appointment of Rob Wilkinson as its incoming CEO. He’s set to join the board on 15 December as CEO designate and will take up his permanent role with effect from 1 January 2026. Bullring He’ll succeed Rita-Rose Gagné who said in June that she intended to…
USC The single-dose vaccine aims to stop the spread and severity of the disease A world-first vaccine which can save Australia’s endangered koala population from a rampant chlamydia epidemic has now been approved by a federal regulator. University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) scientists spent more than a decade developing a vaccine to curb the…
By Reuters Published September 9, 2025 Dior’s Shanghai branch has been accused by Chinese authorities of illegally transferring customer personal data to its headquarters in France, resulting in a data leak in May, according to a statement from China’s public security authority. Dior faces Chinese penalty for unapproved data transfer to France – Reuters Officials…
Pregnancy is one of the most common causes of hospitalization among non-elderly people. In addition to the cost of the birth itself, pregnancy also involves costs associated with prenatal visits as well as treatment for psychological and medical conditions that can arise during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. This analysis examines the health costs…
