The tropical vlei rat has fur that shimmers with iridescent hues Jessica Leigh Dobson More than a dozen mammal species shimmer and glint purple and green, like precious opals. Their fur is iridescent, meaning its colour appears to change depending on the animal’s orientation relative to the viewer. The effect is similar to an oil…
Fergus WalshMedical Editor, BBC News Getty Images More than 1,000 people across the UK with suspected dementia are to be offered a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease which it is hoped could revolutionise diagnosis of the disease. The blood test can detect biomarkers for rogue proteins which accumulate in the brains of patients with the…
Dominic HughesGlobal Health correspondent Getty Images Obesity among children and young people is now a global problem For the first time, there are more children in the world who are obese than underweight, according to a major study by children’s charity Unicef. Around one in 10 of those aged between five and 19 years old…
Every day, students around the world search to learn and explore. This week on our Google homepage, Doodles will feature three topics people frequently search for information about during the school year: quadratic equations, photosynthesis and DNA. Clicking on the Doodles will take you directly to AI Mode, where you can continue exploring and learning…
Published September 10, 2025 Puig, a Spanish group focused on high-end fashion, perfumery, and cosmetics, is reinforcing its structure and incorporating the figure of deputy CEO into its organizational chart. The company has entrusted this newly created role to José Manuel Albesa, a company executive who has been with the company since 1998. José Manuel…
As an educator for over two decades and a parent of a second grader, I’m encouraged by how new AI-powered tools can address many of the daily challenges I once faced in the classroom. Of course, the ability to use these new tools to effectively support learning outcomes requires training. At Google, we believe it’s…
Published September 10, 2025 Calvin Klein joins Rosalía in its new campaign. The American brand has chosen the Spanish singer, author of “El mal querer” and “Motomami,” as the face of its underwear collection for this fall. Calvin Klein (Carlijn Jacobs) Photographed by Carlijn Jacobs, the campaign “fuses bold sensuality with a surreal visual narrative,”…
Scientists have confirmed that East Antarctica’s interior is warming faster than its coastal areas and identified the cause. A 30-year study, published in Nature Communications and led by Nagoya University’s Naoyuki Kurita, has traced this warming to increased warm air flow triggered by temperature changes in the Southern Indian Ocean. Previously considered an observation “blind…
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…
