In the 17th century, Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini focused their telescopes on Saturn and realized its bright bands were not solid features. Instead, they identified immense, separate rings formed from innumerable nested arcs. Centuries later, NASA’s Cassini-Huygens (Cassini) mission pushed that exploration forward. Starting in 2005, it returned striking images that reshaped scientists’ understanding…
The idea that our universe might be nothing more than an elaborate computer simulation has been a favorite theme in science fiction for decades. Yet new research from UBC Okanagan suggests that not only is this concept implausible — it is mathematically impossible. Dr. Mir Faizal, an Adjunct Professor at UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber…
A research team led by Professor Eijiro Miyako at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), in collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. and the University of Tsukuba, has created an innovative cancer treatment that works without relying on the immune system. The new approach uses a unique microbial partnership known as AUN,…
ISC Stormcast For Monday, November 10th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9692, (Mon, Nov 10th) Source link
Justin RowlattClimate Editor BBC There is a photograph, taken ten years ago in Paris, that today seems like something of a relic. In it, dozens of men and women line up in dark suits, in front of an enormous sign that reads COP21 Paris. Right in the middle the UK’s then-Prime Minister, David Cameron, grins…
Available for over a year Emily Berry leads us on an exploration of agoraphobia: a poetic journey through the lives of people who don’t like going on journeys. Agoraphobia is elusive and elastic – and it’s very probably not what you think it is. Poet Emily Berry was diagnosed with agoraphobia over ten years ago,…
Published November 9, 2025 Allbirds logged sales of $33 million of the third quarter, down 23 percent, as the U.S. brand continues to face declining sales for its sustainable footwear. Allbirds The San Francisco-based company said sales were negatively impacted by structural changes, including impacts from international distributor transitions, and planned retail store closures. Despite the…
Published November 9, 2025 On the other side of the Atlantic, Canada Goose has set up shop on France’s most famous shopping avenue, in a brand-new 300-square-metre boutique. Located at 71–73 Avenue des Champs Élysées, on the corner of Rue Lincoln, the space aims to be innovative, sitting at the crossroads of retail, art and…
Published November 7, 2025 Few couturiers have more momentum than Stéphane Rolland, who has just debuted his first scent, created in partnership with haute niche perfumer Henry Jacques. Stéphane Rolland’s foray into fragrance – Parfums Henry Jacques The uber discreet launch comes as Rolland puts the finishing touches to his new Paris HQ, a fresh…
Published November 9, 2025 Arav Group expands its portfolio—already home to the brands John Richmond, Silvian Heach and Marco Bologna, as well as the licences Trussardi Junior, Roberto Cavalli Junior and Just Cavalli Junior—with a new partnership in the kidswear space. Arav Group secures the North Sails Junior licence. The company, together with North Sails,…
