Published October 21, 2025 A reset in fashion retailers’ returns rules has seen a reduction in related traffic drop by a quarter. The welcome news to combat the “£6.6 billion thorn in the side” by delivery specialist ZigZag and Retail Economics means the numbers from serial returners has dropped from 11% to 8%, saving retailers a…
In the early 2010s, nearly every STEM-savvy college-bound kid heard the same advice: Learn to code. Python was the new Latin. Computer science was the ticket to a stable, well-paid, future-proof life. But in 2025, the glow has dimmed. “Learn to code” now sounds a little like “learn shorthand.” Teenagers still want jobs in tech,…
By Reuters Published October 21, 2025 France’s L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics and beauty player, posted a 4.2% rise in third-quarter sales on Tuesday, in an acceleration from the prior quarter, but missing forecasts after weaker-than-expected growth in the Americas. L’Oreal retails globally – Shutterstock The group, which makes CeraVe creams and Valentino perfume, said…
It may sound unbelievable, but crystals made of rotating particles are real. A group of physicists from Aachen, Düsseldorf, Mainz, and Wayne State University (Detroit, USA) has explored these unusual materials and their remarkable behavior. These crystals can easily split into separate fragments, form unusual grain boundaries, and display controllable structural defects. In a study…
This holiday season, rather than searching on Google, more Americans will likely be turning to large language models to find gifts, deals, and sales. Retailers could see up to a 520 percent increase in traffic from chatbots and AI search engines this year compared to 2024, according to a recent shopping report from Adobe. OpenAI…
An idea once dismissed as science fiction — cooling Earth by scattering sunlight-reflecting particles into the upper atmosphere — is now being taken seriously by researchers. This proposed technique, called stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), aims to offset global warming by mimicking the cooling effect of volcanic eruptions. Hundreds of scientific models have explored how it…
Children paid a “huge price” to protect others during the Covid pandemic, Boris Johnson has told the inquiry looking at the impact on young people. The former prime minister repeated an apology made previously for things the government got wrong, but said he was proud of what teachers and schools did to cope with the…
Many women going through menopause report experiencing what they describe as “brain fog,” a mix of forgetfulness, reduced focus, and mental fatigue. These symptoms are thought to stem in part from hormonal fluctuations that occur during this transition. To better understand the connection, researchers conducted a review of existing studies examining how menopause affects brain…
How you can use Google Skills Learn from experts across Google: People have completed more than 26 million courses, labs and credentials in the past year alone — and now they’re all in one place. You might begin with an entry-level Google AI Essentials course from Grow with Google, then advance to a learning path…
When arranged in just the right ways, two-dimensional materials can display unusual and valuable quantum effects such as superconductivity and exotic types of magnetism. Understanding why these effects arise, and how to control them, remains one of the biggest challenges for physicists and engineers. A new study published in Nature Physics has uncovered a previously…
